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.

• Analyzing product failure data and laboratory testing results for determining causes of problems and developing solutions.
• Monitoring material performance and evaluating material deterioration.
• Supervising the working of technologists, technicians, and other engineers and scientists.
• Designing and directing the testing or controlling of processing procedures.
• Evaluating technical specifications and economic factors relating to procedures or product design objectives.
• Conducting or supervising tests on raw materials or finished products for ensuring their quality.
• Performing managerial functions, such as preparing proposals and budgets, analyzing labor costs, and writing reports.
• Solving problems in a number of engineering fields, such as mechanical, chemical, electrical, civil, nuclear, and aerospace.
• Planning and evaluating new projects, consulting with other engineers and corporate executives as necessary.