{"id":3330,"date":"2015-07-31T10:35:42","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T14:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/?p=3330"},"modified":"2015-07-20T10:40:23","modified_gmt":"2015-07-20T14:40:23","slug":"work-capacity-department-of-labor-samples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/work-capacity-department-of-labor-samples\/","title":{"rendered":"Work Capacity \u2013 Department of Labor Samples"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Department of Labor Uses a DOT (Dictionary of Occupational Titles)<\/strong>, to determine what work classification to assign to particular jobs. Work classifications include sedentary work, light work, medium work, heavy work and very heavy work. Workers will be assigned to a particular work classification depending on their physical restrictions. For example, sedentary workers can only exert up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally (a third of the time). Light workers can exert up to 20 lbs. occasionally, medium workers 20-50 lbs., heavy workers 50-100 and heavy worker can exert over 100 lbs. occasionally.<\/p>\n

The DOT jobs database looks at various categories of works such as clerical work. It sub-categorizes each field of work until it gets to a particular job. When it gets to a particular job it defines the job, the tasks and skills needed to do the job and sets forth other information about the job. General work categories include:<\/strong><\/p>\n