work area to another hearing perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and making fine discriminations in sound sedentary work sedentary work involves sitting most of the time jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met the worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures transcribing viewing a computer terminal extensive reading at distances close to the eyes in compliance with american with disabilities act ada applus will make reasonable accommodations that are appropriate and consistent within our legal obligations working conditions the physical environment requires the employee to work inside an office environment protected from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes occasional visits to field sites will require employee to work both inside and outside in heatcold wethumid and dryarid conditions in temperature extremes and inclement weather the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate ability to travel when required nationally up to 20 of the time no relocation is considered for this position