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.

Most strategists should excel at:

• Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
• Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

• Providing traffic information, such as road conditions, to the public.
• Interact with the public for answering traffic related questions, responding to complaints or requests, or discussing traffic controlling ordinances, plans, policies, or procedures.
• Analyzing data related to traffic flow, accident rates, or proposed development for determining the most efficient methods to expedite traffic flow.
• Preparing working orders for repairing, maintenance, or changes in traffic systems.
• Studying factors affecting traffic conditions, such as lighting or sign and marking visibility, for assessing their effectiveness.
• Visiting development or working sites for determining projects’ effect on traffic and the adequacy of traffic controlling and safety plans or for suggesting traffic controlling measures.
• Operating counters and recording data for assessing the volume, types, and movement of vehicular or pedestrian traffic at specified times.
• Measuring and recording the speed of vehicular traffic, using electrical timing devices or radar equipment.