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Construction & Building Inspectors
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Inspect structures using engineering skills to determine structural soundness and compliance with specifications, building codes, and other regulations. Inspections may be general in nature or may be limited to a specific area, such as electrical systems or plumbing.
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Degrees
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Abilities
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Problem Sensitivity| | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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Near Vision| | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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Inductive Reasoning| | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
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Information Ordering| | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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Visualization| | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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Oral Comprehension| | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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Speed of Closure| | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
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Flexibility of Closure| | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
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Perceptual Speed| | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
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Extent Flexibility| | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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Control Precision| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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Originality| | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
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Gross Body Equilibrium| | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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Depth Perception| | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
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Time Sharing| | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
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Arm-Hand Steadiness| | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
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Spatial Orientation| | The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you. |
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Trunk Strength| | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. |
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Fluency of Ideas| | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
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Glare Sensitivity| | The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. |
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Multilimb Coordination| | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
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Finger Dexterity| | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
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Reaction Time| | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
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Gross Body Coordination| | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. |
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Manual Dexterity| | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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Response Orientation| | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. |
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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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Sound Localization| | The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated. |
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Stamina| | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. |
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Static Strength| | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
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Peripheral Vision| | The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead. |
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Speed of Limb Movement| | The ability to quickly move the arms and legs. |
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Rate Control| | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. |
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Night Vision| | The ability to see under low light conditions. |
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Dynamic Strength| | The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue. |
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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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Dynamic Flexibility| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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Interests
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Conventional| | Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow. |
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First Interest High-Point| | Primary-Rank Descriptiveness |
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Realistic| | Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. |
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Investigative| | Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally. |
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Enterprising| | Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business. |
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Artistic| | Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules. |
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Social| | Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others. |
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Third Interest High-Point| | Tertiary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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Second Interest High-Point| | Secondary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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Knowledge
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Building and Construction| | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
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Engineering and Technology| | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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Customer and Personal Service| | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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Public Safety and Security| | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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Administration and Management| | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
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English Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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Education and Training| | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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Clerical| | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
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Geography| | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
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Psychology| | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
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Communications and Media| | Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. |
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Personnel and Human Resources| | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
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Physics| | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. |
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Law and Government| | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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Transportation| | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
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Production and Processing| | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
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Chemistry| | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
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Sales and Marketing| | Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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Economics and Accounting| | Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
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Biology| | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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Sociology and Anthropology| | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. |
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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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Fine Arts| | Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture. |
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Philosophy and Theology| | Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture. |
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Therapy and Counseling| | Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance. |
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Food Production| | Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques. |
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Foreign Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation. |
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Medicine and Dentistry| | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
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Wages
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| District of Columbia | $49,360.00 |
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| North Carolina | $41,850.00 |
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| South Carolina | $35,620.00 |
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Related Careers
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Appraisers, Real Estate| | Appraise real property to determine its value for purchase, sales, investment, mortgage, or loan purposes. |
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Aviation Inspectors| | Inspect aircraft, maintenance procedures, air navigational aids, air traffic controls, and communications equipment to ensure conformance with Federal safety regulations. |
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Fire Inspectors| | Inspect buildings and equipment to detect fire hazards and enforce state and local regulations. |
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Industrial Safety & Health Engineers| | Plan, implement, and coordinate safety programs, requiring application of engineering principles and technology, to prevent or correct unsafe environmental working conditions. |
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Skills
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Active Listening| | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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Critical Thinking| | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Active Learning| | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Learning Strategies| | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
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Judgment and Decision Making| | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Monitoring| | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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Complex Problem Solving| | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Quality Control Analysis| | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Equipment Maintenance| | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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Systems Analysis| | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
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Management of Material Resources| | Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. |
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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Systems Evaluation| | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
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Management of Personnel Resources| | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Management of Financial Resources| | Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. |
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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Tasks
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| Use survey instruments, metering devices, tape measures, and test equipment, such as concrete strength measurers, to perform inspections. |
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| Issue permits for construction, relocation, demolition and occupancy. |
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| Inspect bridges, dams, highways, buildings, wiring, plumbing, electrical circuits, sewers, heating systems, and foundations during and after construction for structural quality, general safety and conformance to specifications and codes. |
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| Maintain daily logs and supplement inspection records with photographs. |
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| Review and interpret plans, blueprints, site layouts, specifications, and construction methods to ensure compliance to legal requirements and safety regulations. |
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| Inspect and monitor construction sites to ensure adherence to safety standards, building codes, and specifications. |
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| Approve and sign plans that meet required specifications. |
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| Compute estimates of work completed or of needed renovations or upgrades, and approve payment for contractors. |
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| Measure dimensions and verify level, alignment, and elevation of structures and fixtures to ensure compliance to building plans and codes. |
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| Issue violation notices and stop-work orders, conferring with owners, violators, and authorities to explain regulations and recommend rectifications. |
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| Monitor installation of plumbing, wiring, equipment, and appliances to ensure that installation is performed properly and is in compliance with applicable regulations. |
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| Examine lifting and conveying devices, such as elevators, escalators, moving sidewalks, lifts and hoists, inclined railways, ski lifts, and amusement rides to ensure safety and proper functioning. |
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| Train, direct and supervise other construction inspectors. |
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| Evaluate premises for cleanliness, including proper garbage disposal and lack of vermin infestation. |
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Tools
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| Adding machines |
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| 10-key calculators |
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| Adjustable widemouth pliers |
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| Pliers |
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| Adjustable wrenches |
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| Wrenches |
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| Air samplers or collectors |
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| Air sampling devices |
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| Air sampling pumps |
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| Air velocity and temperature monitors |
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| Air velocity and temperature meters |
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| Airflow meters |
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| Ammeters |
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| Volt-ammeters |
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| Axes |
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| Borescope inspection equipment |
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| Borescopes |
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| Calculators or accessories |
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| Programmable calculators |
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| Calibrated resistance measuring equipment |
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| Ground resistance testers |
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| Circuit tester |
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| Circuit analyzers |
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| Continuity testers |
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| Electrical circuit testers |
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| Clamp On Multimeter |
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| Clamp-on multimeters |
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| Concrete or cement testing instruments |
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| Concrete strength measurers |
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| Concrete testers |
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| Conductivity meters |
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| Desktop computers |
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| Digital camcorders or video cameras |
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| Video inspection cameras |
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| Digital cameras |
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| Dissolved oxygen meters |
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| Distance meters |
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| Electronic distance measuring equipment |
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| Drafting kits or sets |
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| Drafting tools |
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| Electronic measuring probes |
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| Probe rods |
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| Force or torque sensors |
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| Force gauges |
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| Torque meters |
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| Gas detectors |
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| Combustible gas detectors |
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| Gas leak detection devices |
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| GFI circuit testers |
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| Arc receptacle testers |
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| Ground fault circuit interrupter GFCI testers |
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| Handheld thermometer |
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| Thermometers |
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| Hydrometers |
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| Hygrometers |
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| Insulation testers |
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| Laser measuring systems |
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| Laser measuring devices |
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| Laser printers |
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| Level sensors or transmitters |
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| Transits |
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| Levels |
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| Automatic levels |
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| Electronic levels |
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| Lock levels |
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| Optical levels |
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| Lightmeters |
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| Light meters |
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| Liquid leak detectors |
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| Refrigerant leakage detectors |
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| Ultrasonic leak detectors |
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| Magnifiers |
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| Inspection mirrors |
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| Manometers |
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| Measuring wheels for distance |
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| Distance wheels |
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| Map wheels |
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| Megohmmeters |
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| Megohmeters |
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| Metal detectors |
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| Magnetic locators |
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| Microfiche or microfilm viewer components or accessories |
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| Laser fiches |
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| Microwave leakage meters |
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| Microwave leakage detectors |
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| Moisture meters |
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| Multimeters |
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| Digital multimeters |
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| Notebook computers |
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| Laptop computers |
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| Optical character recognition systems |
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| Optical scanners |
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| Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers |
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| Pocket personal computers PC |
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| pH meters |
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| Plumb bobs |
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| Portable data input terminals |
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| Computerized data collectors |
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| Wearable mobile inspection computers |
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| Power drills |
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| Cordless drills |
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| Power meters |
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| Power analyzer dataloggers |
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| Pressure indicators |
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| Water pressure gauges |
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| Pressure or vacuum recorders |
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| Pounds per square inch PSI test gauges |
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| Pressure gauges |
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| Psychrometers |
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| Spectrometers |
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| Radon detectors |
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| Radon testing equipment |
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| Remote reading thermometers |
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| Refrigeration thermometers |
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| Scales |
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| Architects' scales |
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| Engineering scales |
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| Scanners |
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| Screwdrivers |
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| Shovels |
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| Single gas monitors |
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| Carbon monoxide detectors |
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| Chlorine meters |
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| Still cameras |
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| Cameras |
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| Stud finders |
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| Stud locators |
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| Surface thermometers |
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| Asphalt thermometers |
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| Surface temperature thermometers |
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| Tablet computers |
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| Tape measures |
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| Temperature humidity testers |
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| Temperature/humidity testers |
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| Theodolites |
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| Thermographs |
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| Infrared thermometer lasers |
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| Non-contact infrared thermometers |
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| Thickness measuring devices |
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| Ultrasonic thickness gauges |
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| Two way radios |
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| Two-way radios |
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| Vibration testers |
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| Vibration meters |
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| Voltage or current meters |
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| Voltage testers |
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| Water samplers |
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| Water quality test kits |
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Technology
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| Accounting software |
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| Intuit QuickBooks |
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| Intuit Quicken |
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| Calendar and scheduling software |
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| Compliance software |
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| Automated permit system software |
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| NorthWest Builders Network Plan Analyst |
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| OptaSoft Commercial Building Inspector |
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| Computer aided design CAD software |
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| Arc Second PocketCAD |
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| Data base reporting software |
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| Mobile building inspection software |
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| Data base user interface and query software |
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| Database software |
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| Real estate and tax software |
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| Electronic mail software |
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| Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
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| Municipal geographic management software |
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| Internet browser software |
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| Microsoft Internet Explorer |
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| Map creation software |
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| ESRI ArcView |
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| Trimble Digital Fieldbook |
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| Office suite software |
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| Microsoft Office |
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| Procurement software |
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