1. Sedentary – exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
a. Involves sitting most of the time
b. May involve walking or standing for short periods of time
c. Jobs are considered sedentary if:
- Walking and standing required only occasionally
- All other sedentary standards are met

2. Light – exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: from 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.
a. Physical demand requirements in excess of those for Sedentary work.
b. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light work when it requires:
- Walking or standing to a significant degree
- Sitting most of the time but entail entails: pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible
- Additionally, the constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible

3. Medium – exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10-25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
a. Physical Demand requirements in excess of those for Light work

4. Heavy – exerting 50-100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move object.
a. Physical demand requirements in excess of those for Medium work

5. Very Heavy – exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects
a. Physical demand requirements in excess of those for Heavy wor

6. Climbing – ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like; using feet and legs or hands and arms requiring body agility

7. Balancing
a. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching, or running on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces
b. Maintaining body equilibrium when performing gymnastic feats

8. Stooping – leaning the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist, requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles

9. Kneeling – bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on knee or knees

10. Crouching – leaning the body downward and forward by bending legs and spine

11. Crawling – moving about on hands and knees, or hands and feet

12. Reaching – extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction

13. Handling – seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with hand or hands
a. Fingers are involved only to the extent that they are an extension of the hand, such as to turn a switch or shit automobile gears

14. Fingering – picking, pinching or otherwise working primarily with fingers instead of using the whole hand or arm as in handling

15. Feeling – noting attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture, by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips

16. Talking – expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word to:
a. Impart oral information to clients or the public
b. Convey detailed spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly

17. Hearing – perceiving the nature of sounds by ear

18. Tasting/Smelling – distinguishing, with a degree of accuracy, differences or similarities in intensity or quality of flavors or odors
a. Or recognizing particular flavors or odors, using tongue or nose

19. Near Acuity – clarity of vision at 20 inches or less

20. Far Acuity – clarity of vision at 20 feet or more

21. Depth Perception – Three-dimensional vision
a. Ability to judge distances and spatial relationships; seeing objects where and as they actually are

22. Accommodation – adjustment of the lens of the eye to bring an object into sharp focus
a. Required when doing near point work at varying distances from the eye

23. Color Vision – ability to identify and distinguish colors

24. Field of Vision – observing an area that can be seen up and down or to the right and left while eyes are fixed on a given point