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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Construction and Building Inspectors. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material91
2.Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards84
3.Getting Information81
4.Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings77
5.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events76
6.Documenting/Recording Information70
7.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates68
8.Communicating with Persons Outside Organization67
Making Decisions and Solving Problems67
10.Processing Information65
* Importance out of 100

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Job Activity Scores

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
91
59
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
84
65
Review forms for completenessEvaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy termsMake a ruling in court on a complicated motion
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
81
55
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
77
67
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
76
60
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
70
53
Record the weights of trucks that use the highwaysDocument the results of a crime scene investigationMaintain information about the use of orbiting satellites for private industry communications
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
68
65
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
67
56
Have little contact with people outside the organizationMake standard presentations about available servicesPrepare or deliver press releases
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
67
60
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Processing Information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
65
63
Tabulate the costs of parcel deliveriesCalculate the adjustments for insurance claimsCompile data for a complex scientific report