Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

Overview

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping has a national median salary of $46,380 per year, with -4.8% projected job growth from 2025–2035. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a high school diploma or equivalent as the typical education needed to enter this occupation.

Description

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.

Work Values

• Relationships
• Support
• Independence

Work Styles

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Compare product labels, tags, or tickets, shipping manifests, purchase orders, and bills of lading to verify accuracy of shipment contents, quality specifications, or weights.
• 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.
• Remove from stock products or loads not meeting quality standards, and notify supervisors or appropriate departments of discrepancies or shortages.

Work Activities

• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Documenting/Recording Information
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Processing Information
• Getting Information
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Working with Computers

Detailed Work Activities

• Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
• Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
• Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
• Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
• Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
• Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
• Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

T-A-S-K

Technology, Abilities, Skills & Knowledge

Education

Education Levels of Current Workers

The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a high school diploma or equivalent as the typical education needed to enter this occupation. The chart below shows the highest level of education held by people already working in this field, ages 25 and older. It includes workers who earned more education than the job requires and workers who entered the field under earlier requirements, so the largest bar is not the entry requirement. For example, if someone finished a bachelor's degree and then started working in this field, they are counted under “Bachelor's degree” here, but the job itself typically asks for a high school diploma or equivalent.

Certificates

Certifications applicable to Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping:

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