Analyzers will often perform the following tasks:

• Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
• Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
• Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
• Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Inspectors should be great at:

• Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
• Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
• Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

• Inputting data into databases.
• Placing orders for laboratory equipment and supplies.
• Keeping detailed logs of all working related activities.
• Monitoring laboratory working for ensuring compliance with setting standards.
• Isolating, identifying and preparing specimens for examination.
• Conducting researching or assisting in the conducting of researching, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.
• Setting up, adjusting, calibrating, cleaning, maintaining, and troubleshooting laboratory and field equipment.
• Cleaning, maintaining and preparing supplies and working areas.
• Conducting standardized biological, microbiological or biochemical tests and laboratory analyses for evaluating the quantity or quality of physical or chemical substances in food or other products.
• Analyzing experimental data and interpreting results to writing reports and summaries of findings.
• Monitoring and observing experiments, recording production and testing data for evaluation by researching personnel.