CAREER
CLUSTER
BRIEF

INSPECTING AND STOCK CHECKING

CAREER AREA - ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY



Work Performed

Work activities in this group primarily involve examining stores or materials and supplies and compiling inventory records, inspecting products and structures to verify adherence to material and assembly standards of the type recorded on blueprints, and testing products and equipment to verify adherence to functional specifications of the type found in operating and maintenance manuals. Precision measuring instruments and test apparatus are commonly used.

Worker Requirements
Numerical skill and clerical aptitude to prepare inventory or inspection data and to keep accurate and legible records; some combination of form, spatial, and color perception to make discriminations relevant to shape, size, texture, and hue or shade of objects; some combination of finger and manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination to use test apparatus and precision instruments; precision and accuracy working to close detail.


Sample Occupations

Stock Clerk
Inventory Clerk
Traffic Clerk
Shipping Clerk
Receiving Clerk
Fire Inspector


Related Clusters


Related MPC Departments

Filing and Classifying

Fire Science

Drafting
Appraising and Verifying