Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
At a Glance
$48,111
829
High School
Occupation Profile
By The Numbers
Median Annual Earnings
$48,111
Median Annual Earnings are the midpoint earned by 50 percent of workers who are the lowest paid and 50 percent of workers who are the highest paid in a particular occupation
Local Jobs
829
Jobs are any position in which a worker provides labor in exchange for monetary compensation (note: one individual may hold multiple jobs)
Entry-Level Education
High School
This is the most common education level requested in entry-level job listings.
Daily Tasks
- Discard or reject products, materials, or equipment not meeting specifications.
- Mark items with details, such as grade or acceptance-rejection status.
- Notify supervisors or other personnel of production problems.
- Inspect, test, or measure materials, products, installations, or work for conformance to specifications.
- Measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers.
- Write test or inspection reports describing results, recommendations, or needed repairs.
- Recommend necessary corrective actions, based on inspection results.
- Read blueprints, data, manuals, or other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures, adjustment methods, certification processes, formulas, or measuring instruments required.
- Read dials or meters to verify that equipment is functioning at specified levels.
- Make minor adjustments to equipment, such as turning setscrews to calibrate instruments to required tolerances.
- Monitor production operations or equipment to ensure conformance to specifications, making necessary process or assembly adjustments.
- Record inspection or test data, such as weights, temperatures, grades, or moisture content, and quantities inspected or graded.
- Position products, components, or parts for testing.
- Remove defects, such as chips, burrs, or lap corroded or pitted surfaces.
- Collect or select samples for testing or for use as models.
- Stack or arrange tested products for further processing, shipping, or packaging.
Occupational Skills
What skills are necessary for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers?
Hard Skills
Auditing
Construction
Machinery
Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
Oil And Gas
Quality Management
Refinery Experience
Safety Standards
Soft Skills
Investigation
Lifting Ability
Management
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office
Multitasking
Operations
Quality Control
Valid Driver's License
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry- or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education. They are essential in many industries and occupations.
Education Programs
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
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