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.

• Observing machine gauges and equipment operation for detecting defects or deviations from standards, and making adjustments as necessary.
• Determining paint flow, viscosity, and coating quality by performing visual inspections, or by using viscometers.
• Weighing or measuring chemicals, coatings, or paints before adding them to machines.
• Selecting appropriate coatings, paints, or sprays, or preparing them by mixing substances according to formulas, using automated paint mixing equipment.
• Setting up and operating machines painting or coat products with such materials as silver and copper solution, rubber, paint, glaze, oil, or rustproofing materials.
• Turning dials, handwheels, valves, or switches to regulating conveyor speeds, machine temperature, air pressure and circulation, and the flow or spraying of coatings or paints.
• Starting and stopping operation of machines, using levers or buttons.
• Recording operational data on specified forms.
• Starting pumps for mixing solutions and filling tanks.