Lens grinders and polishers need to:

Communicate

• Understand written information.
• Read and understand work-related materials.

Reason and Problem Solve

• Use reasoning to discover answers to problems.
• Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
• Follow guidelines to arrange objects or actions in a certain order.
• Concentrate and not be distracted while performing a task.
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• Judge the costs and benefits of a possible action.
• Analyze ideas and use logic to determine their strengths and weaknesses.
• Develop rules that group items in various ways.

Manage Oneself, People, Time, and Things

• Manage the time of self and others.
• Check how well one is learning or doing something.

Work with Things

• Operate and control equipment.
• Inspect and evaluate the quality of products.
• Watch gauges, dials, and output to make sure a machine is working properly.

Perceive and Visualize

• Imagine how something will look if it is moved around or its parts are rearranged.
• Quickly and accurately compare letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns.
• Identify a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in distracting material.