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.

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.

• Writing and publish articles in scientific journals.
• Planning and directing studies for investigating human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.
• Following strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials for avoiding contamination.
• Evaluating effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, parasites, and microorganisms at various levels.
• Teaching principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians.
• Preparing and analyzing organ, tissue, and cell samples for identifying toxicity, bacteria, or microorganisms or for studying cell structure.
• Standardize drug dosages, methods of immunization, and procedures for manufacture of drugs and medicinal compounds.
• Investigating cause, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission of diseases or parasites.
• Conferring with health departments, industry personnel, physicians, and others for developing health safety standards and public health improvement programs.