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Career overview · SOC 43-5111

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

Weigh, measure, and check materials, supplies, and equipment for the purpose of keeping relevant records. Duties are primarily clerical by nature. Includes workers who collect and keep record of samples of products or materials.

Also called: Cycle Counter · Fluid Operator · Inventory Specialist · Quality Assurance Inspector (QA Inspector) · Scale Operator · Supply Clerk

Median pay (national)
$45,650
$34,580–$60,120 (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
49,720
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
-4.8%
~5,300 openings/yr
Typical entry
High school diploma or equivalent

What the numbers say

Refit analysis ·Pay for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping shows a relatively narrow range: the top 10% earn $60,120 versus $34,580 at the bottom 10% — 1.7x. The median of $45,650 leaves roughly 32% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change -4.8% from 2024 to 2034 — a projected decline, against +3% across all occupations. Even so, BLS projects about 5,300 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 49 states with released data, Wyoming pays the most for this role (median $51,720, +13% vs the national median), while Puerto Rico sits lowest at $27,030 — a 91% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list. On the tools side, O*NET flags Inventory management systems as in-demand technologies for this role.

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Top skills employers ask for

Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.

  • Critical Thinking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speaking
  • Monitoring
  • Active Listening
  • Writing
  • Mathematics
  • Active Learning
  • Learning Strategies
  • Science

What they actually do

Core O*NET tasks for this role.

  • Weigh or measure materials, equipment, or products to maintain relevant records, using volume meters, scales, rules, or calipers.
  • Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels and attach them to products.
  • Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts.
  • Signal or instruct other workers to weigh, move, or check products.
  • Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files.
  • Maintain, monitor, and clean work areas, such as recycling collection sites, drop boxes, counters and windows, and areas around scale houses.
  • Collect product samples and prepare them for laboratory analysis or testing.
  • Inspect products and examination records to determine the number of defects per worker and the reasons for examiners' rejections.
  • Store samples of finished products in labeled cartons and record their location.
  • Count or estimate quantities of materials, parts, or products received or shipped.

Tools & technology

  • Inventory management systems
  • Oracle Database
  • SAP software
  • IBM Notes
  • Infor ERP Baan
  • Infor XA
  • Inventory software
  • Materials resource planning MRP software
  • Microsoft Dynamics AX
  • NetSuite ERP
  • Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
  • Root cause analysis software
  • Warehouse management system WMS
  • Email software
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel

Knowledge areas

  • Production and Processing
  • Mathematics
  • English Language
  • Administration and Management
  • Administrative
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Public Safety and Security