ORS PPD 4P Occupational Requirements Survey Private Industry

U.S. Department of Labor

Occupational Requirements
Survey

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Private Industry

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Schedule number:
Total Employment:

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Occ. Emp. FT/PT

Selected Occupations

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Schedule/Quote: ___________

Work Schedule: ____________

Job Title
Job Observation: ☐ Yes ☐ No
Critical Job Function:

Work Schedule Varies: ☐ Yes ☐ No

Job Description (Y/N)

Task List:

FT/PT

Minimum Education

Experience

Credentials

On the Job Training

10% Tasks:

Driving (yes/no)
Vehicle Type?
Supervisory Data:
Lead/Supervisor/Manager/None
Work Checked:
• Every few minutes
• At least 1x/hour
• At least 1x/day
• At least once per week
• Less than once per week, including
never
Supervisor Present? Y/N

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Work-Related Communication:
Verbal Interactions-Internal
• Every few minutes
• At least 1x/hour
• At least 1x/day
• At least once per week
• Less than once per week, including never

Verbal Interactions-External
• Every few minutes
• At least 1x/hour
• At least 1x/day
• At least once per week
• Less than once per week, including never

Speaking (duration)
People Skills (basic, more than basic)
Public Work Area? Y/N

Crowds? Y/N

Telework? Y/N

Hearing:
In-Person Speech? Y/N Telephone? Y/N Other Remote Speech? Y/N
Noise Intensity Level (quiet, moderate, loud, very loud)
PPE? Y/N
Cognitive:
Control of Work Load? (machinery/equip/software, numerical perf. target, people, self-paced, other)
Work Pace? (consistent-fast, consistent-slow, varies)
Ability to step away? Y/N

Sit/Stand/Walk
Duration
Other
Sitting
Standing/Walking
Sitting/Standing at Will
Y/N
Lift/Carry (breaks at 1/10/25/50/75/100 lbs)
Most weight ever
2/3 of the time or more
1/3 up to 2/3 of the time
2% up to 1/3 of the time
Seldom (up to 2%)
Pushing/Pulling
Hands/Arms
One/Both
Feet/Legs
One/Both
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Reaching/Manipulation
Overhead Reaching
At/Below Shoulder Reaching
Gross Manipulation
Fine Manipulation (FM)
FM includes keyboarding?
Foot/Leg Controls
Postural
Work at or below knee level

One/Both
One/Both
One/Both
One/Both
Y/N/Unk
One/Both

Stooping
Kneeling
Crouching
Crawling
Postural – Climbing
Ramps or Stairs, Structural
Ramps or Stairs, Workrelated
Ladders, Ropes, or Scaffolds
High, Exposed Places
Vision
Near Visual Acuity
Far Visual Acuity
Peripheral Vision
Environmental Conditions
Outdoors
Extreme Heat (non-weather)
Extreme Cold (non-weather)
Wetness
Humidity (non-weather)
Heavy Vibration
Hazardous Contaminants
Proximity to Moving
Mechanical Parts

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Duration

Y/N/Unk
Reqd/Choice
/No/Unk
Reqd/Choice
/No/Unk
Reqd/Choice
/No/Unk
Reqd/Choice
/No/Unk
Other
Y/N

Notes

Y/N PPE
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N

Y/N PPE
Y/N PPE

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