4PPD 4GAF Occupational Requirements Survey

U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Occupational Requirements
Survey

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Notes

Schedule/Quote:

Quote Details
Job Title:
Job Observation (select):
Critical Job Function:

Work Schedule:

Yes - requested

Critical Tasks/Notes
Driving:

□Yes □No

Job Description: (Y/N)
Yes - offered

No

SVP
Minimum Education
Minimum formal education required? If no
minimum, must workers be able to read and write?

Vehicle Type (if yes): ___________________

Critical Tasks
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Experience
Prior work experience required? How much?

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Credentials
Professional certification, state or industry license,
other pre-employment training required? Type and
time to obtain?

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On the job Training
Post-employment training (OJT, mentoring, etc.)
required? Type and how much?

Other Task List Remarks

Schedule/Quote:

Quote Details
Job Title:
Job Observation (select):
Critical Job Function:

Work Schedule:

Yes - requested

Critical Tasks/Notes
Driving:

□Yes □No

Job Description: (Y/N)
Yes - offered

No

SVP
Minimum Education
Minimum formal education required? If no
minimum, must workers be able to read and write?

Vehicle Type (if yes): ___________________

Critical Tasks
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Experience
Prior work experience required? How much?

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Credentials
Professional certification, state or industry license,
other pre-employment training required? Type and
time to obtain?

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On the job Training
Post-employment training (OJT, mentoring, etc.)
required? Type and how much?

Other Task List Remarks

Schedule/Quote:

Quote Details
Job Title:
Job Observation (select):
Critical Job Function:

Work Schedule:

Yes - requested

Critical Tasks/Notes
Driving:

□Yes □No

Job Description: (Y/N)
Yes - offered

No

SVP
Minimum Education
Minimum formal education required? If no
minimum, must workers be able to read and write?

Vehicle Type (if yes): ___________________

Critical Tasks
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Experience
Prior work experience required? How much?

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Credentials
Professional certification, state or industry license,
other pre-employment training required? Type and
time to obtain?

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On the job Training
Post-employment training (OJT, mentoring, etc.)
required? Type and how much?

Other Task List Remarks

Schedule/Quote:

Quote Details
Job Title:
Job Observation (select):
Critical Job Function:

Work Schedule:

Yes - requested

Critical Tasks/Notes
Driving:

□Yes □No

Job Description: (Y/N)
Yes - offered

No

SVP
Minimum Education
Minimum formal education required? If no
minimum, must workers be able to read and write?

Vehicle Type (if yes): ___________________

Critical Tasks
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Experience
Prior work experience required? How much?

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Credentials
Professional certification, state or industry license,
other pre-employment training required? Type and
time to obtain?

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On the job Training
Post-employment training (OJT, mentoring, etc.)
required? Type and how much?

Other Task List Remarks

Schedule/Quote:

Quote Details
Job Title:
Job Observation (select):
Critical Job Function:

Work Schedule:

Yes - requested

Critical Tasks/Notes
Driving:

□Yes □No

Job Description: (Y/N)
Yes - offered

No

SVP
Minimum Education
Minimum formal education required? If no
minimum, must workers be able to read and write?

Vehicle Type (if yes): ___________________

Critical Tasks
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2

Experience
Prior work experience required? How much?

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Credentials
Professional certification, state or industry license,
other pre-employment training required? Type and
time to obtain?

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10

On the job Training
Post-employment training (OJT, mentoring, etc.)
required? Type and how much?

Other Task List Remarks

Schedule/Quote:

Quote Details
Job Title:
Job Observation (select):
Critical Job Function:

Work Schedule:

Yes - requested

Critical Tasks/Notes
Driving:

□Yes □No

Job Description: (Y/N)
Yes - offered

No

SVP
Minimum Education
Minimum formal education required? If no
minimum, must workers be able to read and write?

Vehicle Type (if yes): ___________________

Critical Tasks
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2

Experience
Prior work experience required? How much?

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Credentials
Professional certification, state or industry license,
other pre-employment training required? Type and
time to obtain?

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10

On the job Training
Post-employment training (OJT, mentoring, etc.)
required? Type and how much?

Other Task List Remarks

Schedule/Quote:

Quote Details
Job Title:
Job Observation (select):
Critical Job Function:

Work Schedule:

Yes - requested

Critical Tasks/Notes
Driving:

□Yes □No

Job Description: (Y/N)
Yes - offered

No

SVP
Minimum Education
Minimum formal education required? If no
minimum, must workers be able to read and write?

Vehicle Type (if yes): ___________________

Critical Tasks
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2

Experience
Prior work experience required? How much?

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7

Credentials
Professional certification, state or industry license,
other pre-employment training required? Type and
time to obtain?

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10

On the job Training
Post-employment training (OJT, mentoring, etc.)
required? Type and how much?

Other Task List Remarks

Schedule/Quote:

Quote Details
Job Title:
Job Observation (select):
Critical Job Function:

Work Schedule:

Yes - requested

Critical Tasks/Notes
Driving:

□Yes □No

Job Description: (Y/N)
Yes - offered

No

SVP
Minimum Education
Minimum formal education required? If no
minimum, must workers be able to read and write?

Vehicle Type (if yes): ___________________

Critical Tasks
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2

Experience
Prior work experience required? How much?

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7

Credentials
Professional certification, state or industry license,
other pre-employment training required? Type and
time to obtain?

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10

On the job Training
Post-employment training (OJT, mentoring, etc.)
required? Type and how much?

Other Task List Remarks

Additional notes:

COGNITIVE ELEMENTS - Work Review
1. How frequently is work checked in this job by a supervisor or lead worker?
(A) More than once per day
(B) Once per day
(C) Less often than once per day, but at least once per week
(D) Less often than weekly
Enter the appropriate letter answer for each quote.

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2. Are supervisors or lead workers generally present in the same physical work area as workers?

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COGNITIVE ELEMENTS - Pace
1. What most controls the work load of this job (Select one)?
(A) Machinery, Equipment, or Software
(B) (Company determined) numerical performance targets
(C) People (such as customers, supervisor, etc.)
(D) Self-paced by Worker
(E) Other (specify)
Enter the appropriate letter answer for each quote.

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2. How would you describe the pace of work for this job? Would you say that in a typical day or week…
(A) The pace is consistent, and generally fast
(B) The pace is consistent, and generally slow
(C) The pace varies
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3. Can workers step away from their work area easily outside of scheduled breaks?

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COGNITIVE ELEMENTS - Personal Contacts
1. How often does this occupation require verbal, work-related interactions?
(A) Constantly, every few minutes
(B) Not constantly, but more than once per hour
(C) Not every hour, but more than once per day
(D) Once per day or less often
Enter the appropriate letter answer for each quote.

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2. The next question is about “people skills.” We define people skills as the ability to listen, communicate, and
relate to others. In a job where basic people skills are required, workers often work alone, or usually are
only expected to engage in simple, brief work-related communication and to treat other with respect. Does
this job require basic or more than basic people skills?

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COGNITIVE ELEMENTS – Problem Solving
1. The next question is about “problem solving” tasks that the worker does in his/her job. Think of “problem
solving” as what happens when workers are faced with a new or difficult situation which requires them to
think for a while about what to do next. How often is the worker responsible for solving problems that take
more than 5 minutes to think of a good solution?
(A) More than once per day
(B) Once per day
(C) Not every day, but at least once per week
(D) Not every week, but at least once per month
(E) Less often than monthly, including never
Enter the appropriate letter answer for each quote.

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COGNITIVE ELEMENTS – Public/Crowds/Telework
1. Are workers in this job required to work with the general public?

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2. Are workers in this job required to work around crowds in a way that restricts their movement?
(We define a crowd as a situation in which a lot of unfamiliar people are present considering the space
available, movement is restricted, and a certain level of disorganization is present.)

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3. Are workers in this job permitted to work from home or telework?

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Exertion – Sit/Stand/Walk
1. How many hours a day does a worker in this job usually …?
(Enter the appropriate number of hours for each quote.)

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2. Does this job offer the typical employee the choice to alternate between sitting and standing at will
throughout the day?

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Exertion – Lifting/Carrying
Enter the appropriate number of pounds for each quote. (Breaks at 1/10/25/50/75/100)
1. What is the most weight an employee would ever lift or carry?

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2. What is the most weight an employee would generally lift or carry for more than 2/3 of the time?
(More than 5 ½ hours of an 8-hour workday)

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3. What is the most weight an employee would generally lift or carry from 1/3 up to 2/3 of the time?
(From 2 ½ hours to 5 ½ hours of an 8-hour workday)

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4. What is the most weight an employee would generally lift or carry up to 1/3 of the time?
(From 10 minutes up to 2 ½ hours of an 8-hour workday)

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5. What is the most weight an employee would generally lift or carry up to 2% of the time?
(Up to 10 minutes of an 8-hour workday)

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Exertion – Pushing/Pulling
Pushing/Pulling is present when a worker uses at least ten pounds of force, or uses any amount of force for 2/3
or more of the workday.
1. How much of their day do employees in this job generally push or pull an object with their hands/arms?

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1A. Does the pushing/pulling require one hand/arm or both?

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2. How much of their day do employees in this job generally push or pull an object with their feet/legs?

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2A. Does the pushing/pulling require one foot/leg or both?

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Reaching/Manipulation
1. How much of their day do employees in this job generally reach overhead?
(Reaching overhead is present when the hand goes higher than the head AND a) elbow is bent and the angle at the
shoulder is 90 degrees or more, or b) elbow is extended and the angle at the shoulder is 120 degrees or more.)

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1A. Does the overhead reaching require one hand/arm or both?

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2. How much of their day do employees in this job generally reach at or below shoulder level?
(At/Below the Shoulder Reaching is present when there is Reaching, but it does not meet the threshold for
Overhead Reaching.)

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2A. Does the reaching at or below shoulder level require one hand/arm or both?

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3. How much of their day do employees in this job generally seize, hold, grasp, turn, or otherwise work with their
hand(s) (gross manipulation)?
(Note: Do not include time spent keyboarding.)

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3A. Does this require one hand or both?

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4. How much of their day do employees in this job generally touch, pick, pinch, or work primarily with the
fingers (fine manipulation)?
(Note: Do not include time spent with traditional keyboarding.)

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4A. Does this require one hand or both?

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5. How much of their day do employees in this job generally operate foot/leg controls (use of one or both feet or
legs to move controls on machinery or equipment)?

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5A. Does this require one foot/leg or both?

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6. How much of their day do employees in this job generally keyboard (enter text or data into a computer or
other machine) using a traditional keyboard?

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Postural
1. Do any critical tasks require lowering to, or positioning over, something at or below knee level, including on or
near the ground (stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling)?

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1A. If yes, select how the following types of low postures are used:
(A) Yes, required (employees must use this posture because of nature of task(s), physical setting of work
environment, or company training specifics)
(B) Yes, worker’s choice (employees not required to use posture, but typically do)
(C) No (posture not used)
(D) Unknown
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Crawling

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Kneeling

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Postural – Climbing
1. Do employees in this job generally climb ramps or stairs?

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Yes - Work-related
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1A. How much of their day to employees in this job climb ramps or stairs?
(Note: Only collect duration if climbing is work related.)

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2. How much of their day do employees in this job generally climb ladders, ropes, or scaffolding?

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Auditory
1. How much of their day do employees in this job spend on work related speaking (expressing or exchanging
ideas by spoken word)?

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2. Does this job require employees to hear and understand in person speech?

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3. Does this job require employees to hear and understand communication over the telephone?

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4. Does this job require employees to hear and understand other remote speech?

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5. Does this job require employees to hear and understand other sounds?

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Vision
1. Does this job require employees to see details of objects 20 inches or less away clearly (including the use of
computers) (near visual acuity)?

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2. Does this job require employees to see details of objects greater than 20 feet away clearly (far visual acuity)?

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3. Does this job require employees to have a broad field of vision (exclude general awareness) (peripheral vision)?

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Environmental Conditions
1. How much of their day do employees in this job generally work outdoors?

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2. How much of their day do employees in this job generally work in non-weather related extreme heat (90° or
above in a dry environment, 85° or above in a humid environment)?

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3. How much of their day do employees in this job generally work in non-weather related extreme cold (40° for
more than 2/3 of the day, 32° if less than 2/3 of the day)?

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4. Excluding weather, how much of their day do employees in this job generally come in contact with water or
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5. How much of their day do employees in this job generally work in non-weather related humidity?

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6. How much of their day do employees in this job generally encounter heavy vibration (exposure to a shaking
object or surface that causes a strain on the body or extremities)?

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7. How much of their day do employees in this job generally come in contact with hazardous contaminants
(substances that may have a negative impact upon respiration, eyes, skin, or other living tissue via inhalation,
ingestion, or contact)?

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PPE* (Y/N)

*Document the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) if the element is present.

8. How much of their day do employees in this job generally work in conditions where bodily injury from moving,
mechanical parts of equipment, tools, or machinery is possible?

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* Document the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) if the element is present.

9. How much of their day do employees in this job generally work in high, exposed places?

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* Document the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) if the element is present.

10. How would you describe the noise level where employees in this job typically work?
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Quiet - Library, Golf Course
Moderate - Office, Retail Store, Light Traffic
Loud - Heavy Traffic, Manufacturing
Very Loud - Jack Hammer, Front Row at a Rock Concert
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* Document the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) if the element is present.