Office & Administrative Support
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Also called: Cycle Counter, Fluid Operator, Inventory Specialist, Quality Assurance Inspector (QA Inspector)
US median pay
$46,380
per year, 2025
Job growth 2025–35
-4.8%
declining
Openings a year (US)
4,700
53,600 employed
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
Preparation 2/5 · Some preparation
What this job is
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.
What they do day to day
- Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files.
- 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.
- Collect product samples and prepare them for laboratory analysis or testing.
- Maintain, monitor, and clean work areas, such as recycling collection sites, drop boxes, counters and windows, and areas around scale houses.
- Compare product labels, tags, or tickets, shipping manifests, purchase orders, and bills of lading to verify accuracy of shipment contents, quality specifications, or weights.
- Remove from stock products or loads not meeting quality standards, and notify supervisors or appropriate departments of discrepancies or shortages.
- Inspect products and examination records to determine the number of defects per worker and the reasons for examiners' rejections.
Skills and knowledge that matter most
Skills
- Social Perceptiveness3.0/5
- Service Orientation3.0/5
- Quality Control Analysis3.0/5
- Coordination3.0/5
- Time Management2.9/5
- Persuasion2.9/5
- Judgment and Decision Making2.9/5
- Complex Problem Solving2.9/5
Knowledge
- Production and Processing4.1/5
- Mathematics3.7/5
- English Language3.1/5
- Administration and Management3.1/5
- Administrative3.1/5
- Customer and Personal Service2.9/5
Importance rated by people working in the job (1 = not important, 5 = extremely important).
Education and preparation
Preparation level 2 of 5 — Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma; some previous work experience or training helps.
Typical entry education (BLS): High school diploma or equivalent.
Highest education of people in this job:
- High school diploma50%
- Less than high school22%
- Some college19%
Who this job suits
Mostly Conventional
Organising data, details and procedures
Realistic
Hands-on work with tools, machines, plants or animals
Based on the Holland (RIASEC) interest profile for this occupation.