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Resume skills guide · SOC 51-9061

Skills for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

The skills, knowledge, and tools that matter most for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers, ranked by O*NET importance — so you know what to lead with on your resume.

What to lead with

Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Writing, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension 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 Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint as in-demand technologies for this role.

Top skills (ranked by importance)

O*NET importance score in parentheses (1–5).

  • 1.Writing3.25
  • 2.Critical Thinking3.25
  • 3.Reading Comprehension3.12
  • 4.Active Listening3.12
  • 5.Speaking3.12
  • 6.Monitoring3
  • 7.Mathematics2.62
  • 8.Active Learning2.38
  • 9.Learning Strategies2
  • 10.Science1.62

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Knowledge areas

  • Production and Processing
  • English Language
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Mechanical
  • Mathematics
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Education and Training
  • Engineering and Technology

Core work activities

  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  • Documenting/Recording Information
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Getting Information
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

In-demand tools & technology

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Apache Hive
  • Atlassian JIRA
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
  • Extensible markup language XML
  • Microsoft Visio
  • R
  • SAP software
  • Selenium
  • Structured query language SQL
  • The MathWorks MATLAB