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U.S. Department of Labor
Domeniu: Government; Labor
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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