Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Did You Know:
- About 69 percent are employed in manufacturing establishments.
- Although a high school diploma is sufficient for the basic testing of products, complex precision-inspecting positions are filled by experienced workers.
- Employment is expected to decline slowly.
Industry Areas
- Employment Services
- Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
- Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing
Day-to-Day Tasks
- 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.
- Read blueprints, data, manuals, or other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures, adjustment methods, certification processes, formulas, or measuring instruments required.
Overall Kind of Work
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers and weighers, often called quality-control inspectors or another, similar name, ensure that your food will not make you sick, that your car will run properly...
Work Environment
Civilian
Working conditions vary by industry and establishment size. As a result, some inspectors examine similar products for an entire shift, whereas others examine a variety of items. In manufacturing, ...
Workweek Breakdown
The hours worked per week by people currently pursuing this career.
- 4.44% (0-20 Hours)
- 4.43% (21-34 Hours)
- 2.71% (35-39 Hours)
- 65.81% (40 Hours)
- 7.26% (41-49 Hours)
- 15.35% (Over 50 Hours)
This data also pertains to Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers(51-9061)
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Business Breakdown
The different sectors people in this career currently work in.
- 88.05% (Private For-Profit)
- 3.95% (Private Not For-Profit)
- 3.57% (State and Local Govt)
- 2.45% (Federal Government)
- 1.98% (Self-Employed)