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.

Great artisans are usually capable of:

• Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials.
• Performing precise and skillful manipulation of small objects.
• Being active and proactive in regards to physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.

• Discarding or rejecting products, materials, or equipment not meeting specifications.
• Inspecting, testing, or measuring materials, products, installations, or working for conformance to specifications.
• Recording inspection or testing data, such as weights, temperatures, grades, or moisture content, and quantities inspected or graded.
• Marking items with details such as grades or acceptance rejection status.
• Measuring dimensions of products for verifying conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers.
• Analyzing testing data, making computations as necessary, for determining testing results.
• Collecting or selecting samples for testing or for using as models.
• Comparing colors, shapes, textures, or grades of products or materials with color charts, templates, or samples for verifying conformance to standards.
• Writing testing or inspection reports describing results, recommendations, or needed repairs.
• Reading dials or meters for verifying that equipment is functioning at specified levels.