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# Weigher, Measurer, Checker, and Sampler, Recordkeeping

**Category:** Office and Administrative Support · **SOC code:** 43-5111 · **O\*NET-SOC code:** 43-5111.00

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.

Also advertised as: Cycle Counter; Fluid Operator; Inventory Specialist; Quality Assurance Inspector (QA Inspector); Scale Operator; Supply Clerk; Temperature Taker.

## At a glance

- **Median annual wage:** $46,380 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
- **Median hourly wage:** $22.30/hr
- **Wage range (10th–90th percentile):** $35,290 to $60,910, with the middle half between $39,180 and $54,850
- **Total US employment:** 53,300
- **Typical entry education:** High school
- **Preparation required:** Little or no preparation — O\*NET rates this "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed"
- **Projected growth:** -4.8% over 2025–2035 (BLS EP, 2025–2035)
- **Annual job openings:** 4,700 openings a year
- **AI-resilience score:** 44/100 — a NueCareer heuristic over O\*NET work activities and context, not a BLS or O\*NET figure

## Pay

National wage distribution, BLS OEWS, May 2025, across 53,300 US jobs.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $35,290 |
| 25th | $39,180 |
| 50th (median) | $46,380 |
| 75th | $54,850 |
| 90th | $60,910 |
| Mean (average) | $47,630 |

### Pay by state

The 15 highest-paying states, by median annual wage. The cost-of-living-adjusted column divides the state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity, so the columns answer different questions: the first is what the job pays there, the second is what that pay buys there.

| State | Median annual wage | Cost-of-living adjusted | Employment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WY | $62,840 | $67,795 | 60 |
| IN | $57,210 | $61,299 | 2,590 |
| OR | $54,500 | $52,728 | 800 |
| NM | $53,960 | $58,517 | 250 |
| ME | $51,120 | $52,674 | 240 |
| MN | $49,830 | $50,527 | 250 |
| UT | $49,830 | $50,403 | 270 |
| PA | $49,480 | $50,711 | 2,100 |
| KY | $49,140 | $54,504 | 1,300 |
| NE | $49,090 | $54,482 | 630 |
| WA | $48,920 | $45,714 | 790 |
| LA | $48,890 | $55,426 | 380 |
| IL | $48,680 | $48,700 | 1,790 |
| WI | $48,030 | $51,044 | 680 |
| TX | $47,710 | $49,157 | 4,460 |

35 more states with published wage data are omitted here. The full table for all 50 states is at https://nuecareer.com/careers/weigher-measurer-checker-and-sampler-recordkeeping/salary-by-state, or as JSON at https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/weigher-measurer-checker-and-sampler-recordkeeping.

## Outlook

BLS projects employment to move from 53,600 in the 2025–2035 base year to 51,000 by the end of the cycle — a loss of 2,600 jobs, or -4.8%. Declining: -4.8% against 3.5% projected for all occupations over the same cycle. About 4,700 openings a year are expected on average, counting openings from growth as well as from workers leaving the occupation permanently. Source: BLS EP, 2025–2035.

## How to get in

- **Typical entry education:** High school diploma or equivalent (BLS Employment Projections).
- **Preparation level:** Little or no preparation — O\*NET's preparation band for this occupation is "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed".
- **Related work experience typically required:** None.
- **Typical on-the-job training:** Short-term on-the-job training.

### Education people in this job actually hold

O\*NET surveys incumbents, so this distribution describes who is in the job today and can differ from the BLS entry requirement above.

| Education level | Share of workers |
| --- | --- |
| High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | 50.0% |
| Less than a High School Diploma | 21.5% |
| Some College Courses | 19.5% |
| Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | 5.0% |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 3.6% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 0.5% |

## What the work involves

- Weigh or measure materials, equipment, or products to maintain relevant records, using volume meters, scales, rules, or calipers.
- Maintain, monitor, and clean work areas, such as recycling collection sites, drop boxes, counters and windows, and areas around scale houses.
- Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files.
- Collect product samples and prepare them for laboratory analysis or testing.
- Signal or instruct other workers to weigh, move, or check products.
- Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts.
- Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels and attach them to products.

## Skills and knowledge

### Essential skills

- Critical Thinking — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Reading Comprehension — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Speaking — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Monitoring — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Listening — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Writing — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Mathematics — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Learning — importance 2.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Transferable skills

These are the skills that carry into other occupations, and they drive the related-occupation and career-change rankings on this site.

- Social Perceptiveness — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Coordination — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Service Orientation — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Quality Control Analysis — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Persuasion — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Complex Problem Solving — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Judgment and Decision Making — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Time Management — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Knowledge areas

- Production and Processing — importance 4.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Mathematics — importance 3.7 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- English Language — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Administration and Management — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Administrative — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Customer and Personal Service — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Abilities

- Near Vision — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Written Comprehension — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Problem Sensitivity — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Category Flexibility — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Oral Comprehension — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Oral Expression — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

## Who it suits

O\*NET rates every occupation on the six Holland (RIASEC) interest areas, on a 1–7 scale. This occupation's strongest areas are Conventional (C), Realistic (R).

| Interest area | Score (1–7) |
| --- | --- |
| C — Conventional | 6.37 |
| R — Realistic | 5.31 |
| I — Investigative | 2.37 |
| E — Enterprising | 1.76 |
| A — Artistic | 1.00 |
| S — Social | 1.00 |

### Personality fit

These scores are **derived by NueCareer**, not published by any government agency: they are cosine similarities between a personality type's trait profile and this occupation's O\*NET interest and work-style ratings, expressed 0–100. Treat them as a starting point for exploration, not as evidence that a type belongs in a job.

| Type | Fit score (0–100) |
| --- | --- |
| ISTJ | 93.7 |
| ISFJ | 80.4 |
| ESTJ | 80.4 |
| ISTP | 70.6 |
| INTJ | 66.2 |

Best-fitting types: ISTJ.

## Related occupations

O\*NET's primary related occupations, in its own ranked order.

- [Inspector, Tester, Sorter, Sampler, and Weigher](https://nuecareer.com/careers/inspector-tester-sorter-sampler-and-weigher) — median $48,570
- [Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerk](https://nuecareer.com/careers/shipping-receiving-and-inventory-clerk) — median $45,260
- [Packer and Packager, Hand](https://nuecareer.com/careers/packer-and-packager-hand) — median $36,280
- [Machine Feeder and Offbearer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/machine-feeder-and-offbearer) — median $41,220
- [Laborer and Freight, Stock, and Material Mover, Hand](https://nuecareer.com/careers/laborer-and-freight-stock-and-material-mover-hand) — median $40,240
- [Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender](https://nuecareer.com/careers/packaging-and-filling-machine-operator-and-tender) — median $43,220
- [Grader and Sorter, Agricultural Products](https://nuecareer.com/careers/grader-and-sorter-agricultural-products) — median $35,730
- [Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerk](https://nuecareer.com/careers/production-planning-and-expediting-clerk) — median $59,650
- [Log Grader and Scaler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/log-grader-and-scaler) — median $46,330
- [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler) — median $37,330

## Sources

- **O\*NET** — O\*NET 31.0 Database, August 2026. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS OEWS** — BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS EP** — BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2, 2025–2035. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **BLS OOH** — BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2025–2035 edition. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
- **BEA RPP** — BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024. https://www.bea.gov/data/prices-inflation/regional-price-parities-state-and-metro-area

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