technical skill
Hands-on know-how
Technical skill is the ability to perform specific tasks requiring specialized knowledge or training.
It contrasts with soft skills like communication or leadership.
Technical skills are measurable and teachable—programming, welding, accounting, surgery.
The job requires strong technical skills in data analysis.
What counts as technical varies by field; a musician's technical skill differs from an engineer's.
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- troubleshootingSystematic fault diagnosis
- data analysisSystematic information interpretation
- engineering principlesCore concepts for construction
- debuggingError removal from programs
under the hood · diagnostics · problem solving · trial and error · machining · prototyping · drafting · logical reasoning · mastery · craftsmanship · proficiency · manufacturing processes · soldering · shop floor · hands-on experience · risk assessment · learning curve · working knowledge
- skillsskills, ability, abilities, competencies, talent
- hands-on skillscraftsmanship, tool use, carpentry, plumbing, welding
- tradeselectrician, plumber, carpenter, welder, mason
- craftcraftsmanship, workmanship, handiwork, mastery, proficiency
- art termspainting, sculpture, drawing, portrait, landscape
- music reviewsalbum review, album reviews, concert review, record reviews, positive review
technical skillraw talent
Innate ability before training
natural ability · natural gift · natural talent · innate ability · genius
technical skillintuition
Instinctive immediate understanding
gut instinct · feel · improvisation · spontaneity · playing by ear
technical skillineptitude
Lack of ability
incompetence · clumsiness · bungling · amateurishness · unskillfulness