- Industry: Government; Labor
- Number of terms: 77176
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- Company Profile:
A professional who reviews settled insurance claims to determine that payments and settlements have been made in accordance with company practices and procedures. Responsibilities include:
* Analyzes data used in settling claim to determine its validity in payment of claims.
* Reports overpayments, underpayments, and other irregularities.
* Confers with legal counsel on claims requiring litigation.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who examines, classifies, and appraises imported merchandise according to federal revenue laws, in order to enforce regulations of U.S. Customs Service. Responsibilities include:
* Examines and appraises merchandise and accompanying documentation according to import requirements, considering legal restrictions, country of origin, import quotas, and current market values.
* Requests laboratory testing and analyses of merchandise as needed.
* Determines duty and taxes to be paid on imported merchandise, considering its classification and value.
* Interviews importers and examines their records to verify integrity of invoices.
* Determines and reports evidence of intent to defraud and violations of trademark, copyright, and marking laws.
* Notifies other governmental agencies responsible for particular import inspection, or when apparent import violations concern other agency regulations.
* Issues or denies permits to release imported merchandise for delivery, depending on importer's meeting legal requirements.
* Appraises seized and unclaimed merchandise to be sold at public auction.
* Assists federal attorneys in preparation and trial of cases in customs court by supplying technical information and advice, securing qualified witnesses and evidence, and appearing as a government witness.
* May plan, coordinate, and evaluate work of import inspection team.
* May defend appraisal of merchandise during court appeals by importers.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who examines, classifies, and appraises imported merchandise according to federal revenue laws, in order to enforce regulations of U.S. Customs Service. Responsibilities include:
* Examines and appraises merchandise and accompanying documentation according to import requirements, considering legal restrictions, country of origin, import quotas, and current market values.
* Requests laboratory testing and analyses of merchandise as needed.
* Determines duty and taxes to be paid on imported merchandise, considering its classification and value.
* Interviews importers and examines their records to verify integrity of invoices.
* Determines and reports evidence of intent to defraud and violations of trademark, copyright, and marking laws.
* Notifies other governmental agencies responsible for particular import inspection, or when apparent import violations concern other agency regulations.
* Issues or denies permits to release imported merchandise for delivery, depending on importer's meeting legal requirements.
* Appraises seized and unclaimed merchandise to be sold at public auction.
* Assists federal attorneys in preparation and trial of cases in customs court by supplying technical information and advice, securing qualified witnesses and evidence, and appearing as a government witness.
* May plan, coordinate, and evaluate work of import inspection team.
* May defend appraisal of merchandise during court appeals by importers.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who inspects cargo, baggage, articles worn or carried by persons, and vessels, vehicles, or aircraft entering or leaving United States to enforce customs and related laws. Responsibilities include:
* Boards carriers arriving from foreign ports, and inspects and searches carriers to determine nature of cargoes.
* Superintends loading and unloading of cargo to ensure compliance with customs, neutrality, and commerce laws.
* Weighs, measures, and gauges imported goods, using calipers, measuring rods, scale, and hydrometer.
* Examines baggage of passengers arriving from foreign territory to discover contraband or undeclared merchandise.
* Conducts body search of passengers or crewmembers.
* Questions suspicious persons to clarify irregularities and explains laws and regulations to tourists or others unfamiliar with customs statutes and procedures.
* Seals hold and compartments containing sea stores (supplies for ship's personnel) to prevent illegal sale or smuggling of dutiable merchandise.
* Examines crew and passenger lists, manifests, pratiques, store lists, declarations of merchandise, and ships' documents and issues required permits.
* Classifies articles and assesses and collects duty on merchandise.
* Writes reports of findings, transactions, violations, and discrepancies.
* Seizes contraband and undeclared merchandise and detains or arrests persons involved in violations.
* May perform preliminary immigration screening of persons entering United States.
* May take samples of merchandise for appraising.
* May be designated according to type of inspection performed as Baggage Inspector; Border Inspector; Cargo Inspector.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who inspects franchise dealerships and distributorships to ascertain compliance with company operating policies and procedures and to require adherence in detected instances. Responsibilities include:
* Inspects inventory and operating records to ascertain that only approved products are sold and approved operating procedures followed by dealer.
* Inspects premises and observes working conditions to ensure compliance with company and governmental standards of safety and sanitation.
* May ascertain that dealers are paying bills due company and may collect monies due.
* May advise dealers on financial aspects of operating franchise.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who inspects railroad dining car facilities and service and investigates complaints to ensure that cleanliness and service standards are maintained. Responsibilities include:
* Inspects cooking area and utensils to ensure that they are clean and sanitary.
* Inspects food and observes preparation to ensure that food is served in sanitary and appetizing manner.
* Observes waiters/waitresses, dining car as they serve food to patrons to ensure that service is efficient and courteous.
* Investigates complaints by patrons of poor service or discourtesy.
* Recommends service improvements and operating efficiencies.
* Prepares reports of complaints and action taken.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who inspects railroad dining car facilities and service and investigates complaints to ensure that cleanliness and service standards are maintained. Responsibilities include:
* Inspects cooking area and utensils to ensure that they are clean and sanitary.
* Inspects food and observes preparation to ensure that food is served in sanitary and appetizing manner.
* Observes waiters/waitresses, dining car as they serve food to patrons to ensure that service is efficient and courteous.
* Investigates complaints by patrons of poor service or discourtesy.
* Recommends service improvements and operating efficiencies.
* Prepares reports of complaints and action taken.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who gives written and visual acuity tests and conducts road performance tests to determine applicant's eligibility for driver's license. Responsibilities include:
* Scores written and visual acuity tests and issues and collects fees for instruction permits.
* Conducts road tests and observes applicant's driving ability throughout specified maneuvers and compliance with traffic safety rules.
* Rates ability for each maneuver.
* Collects fees and issues licenses.
* Lectures to school and community groups concerning driver improvement program.
* May inspect brakes, stop and signal lights, and horn to determine if applicant's vehicle is safe to operate.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who interviews and investigates prospective tenants to determine eligibility for public low-rent housing. Responsibilities include:
* Receives and processes initial or reactivated applications for public housing.
* Interviews applicant to obtain additional information such as family composition, health and social problems, veteran status, rent paying ability, net assets, and need for housing assistance.
* Advises applicant on eligibility requirements, methods of selecting tenants, and housing opportunities.
* Contacts employers, and public and private health and welfare agencies to verify applicant information.
* Provides information to tenant or applicant on availability of community resources for financial or social welfare assistance.
* Determines applicant eligibility according to agency rules and policies.
* Selects and refers eligible applicant to manager, housing project.
* Notifies eligible applicant of vacancy and assignment procedures.
* Computes rent in proportion to applicant's income.
* Receives and records security deposit and advance rent from selected applicant.
* Conducts annual, interim, and special housing reviews with tenants.
* May assist in resolving tenant complaints on maintenance problems.
* May visit home to determine housekeeping habits, verify housing condition, and establish housing need.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who inspects establishment where foods, drugs, cosmetics, and similar consumer items are manufactured, handled, stored, or sold to enforce legal standards of sanitation, purity, and grading. Responsibilities include:
* Visits specified establishments to investigate sanitary conditions and health and hygiene habits of persons handling consumer products.
* Collects samples of products for bacteriological and chemical laboratory analysis.
* Informs individuals concerned of specific regulations affecting establishments.
* Destroys subgrades, or prohibits sale of impure, toxic, damaged, or misbranded items.
* Questions employees, vendors, consumers, and other principals to obtain evidence for prosecuting violators.
* Ascertains that required licenses and permits have been obtained and are displayed.
* Prepares reports on each establishment visited, including findings and recommendations for action.
* May negotiate with marketers and processors to effect changes in facilities and practices, where undesirable conditions are discovered that are not specifically prohibited by law.
* May grade products according to specified standards.
* May test products, using variety of specialized test equipment, such as ultraviolet lights and filter guns.
* May investigate compliance with or violation of public sanitation laws and regulations and be designated Sanitary Inspector.
Industry:Professional careers
