A job title such as warehouse associate, nurse, or sales representative tells an examiner very little about what your body actually does for eight or ten hours a day. The same title can mean lifting boxes all morning or standing still at a counter. Before your first visit, it helps to write down what your workday asks of you in plain, concrete terms.
Start with the physical verbs
Walk through a normal shift in your head and write down the verbs: lift, carry, push, pull, reach overhead, drive, sit at a desk, look down at a screen, stand at a line, or climb ladders. Note roughly how often each one happens, using phrases such as most of the shift, a few times an hour, or once or twice a day. Estimates are fine. The goal is a picture, not a precise count.
Pay attention to the positions you hold for long stretches. A neck that stays bent toward a screen or a steering wheel for an hour is a different situation from one that moves through many different tasks. Write down whether you can change position on your own or whether the job sets the pace for you.
Note the weights and the reaches
Where possible, describe the rough weight and shape of what you handle. A few pounds in a bag over one shoulder is not the same as a heavy tote held at arm's length, and a box you can hug against your chest is not the same as one you must lift from a low shelf. Ranges work well. Writing 'about the size of a case of water' is more useful than writing 'heavy.'
Mention any task where you must twist, turn your head to watch a machine, or hold a fixed position while your hands work. These details often matter more than the job title because they describe the movements that repeat through your day.
Separate the work you can change from the work you cannot
Some tasks have flexibility. You might be able to ask a coworker to share a heavy lift or take a short break every hour. Other tasks are fixed by the equipment or the schedule. Writing both lists side by side shows the examiner, and you, which demands you can adjust and which you must keep meeting.
This split also helps you think about the next few weeks. If your job requires lifting or long driving hours, you may want to plan which shifts or duties you can realistically keep, which you can swap, and which you may need to raise with your employer. Decisions about work limits are personal and can involve your employer's policies, so treat your notes as a starting point for that conversation rather than as a set of instructions.
Bring it to the visit
Keep the list to one page. Put the job title at the top, then the list of verbs, the weights and reaches, and the positions. Add the hours you usually work and any days that run longer than normal. If you have a second job, a physically demanding hobby, or a regular commute of more than an hour each way, include those too.
Read the list out loud once before you go. If a sentence sounds vague, make it specific. 'I lift pallets' tells the examiner more than 'I do manual labor.' If you do not know a detail, say so and write that you are not sure. An honest gap is more useful than a guess presented as fact.
A written work description does not replace an exam, and it cannot show what is happening inside your neck or back. What it does is give the examiner a clearer view of the movements your body repeats every day, which is the part of the picture a short appointment cannot capture on its own. Bring it, hand it to the front desk or ask the staff where it should go, and keep a copy for yourself.