Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
SOC Code: 51-9061
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weigherss discard or reject products, materials, or equipment not meeting specifications. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 81.9/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Quality Control Analysis, Quality Control Analysis, Critical Thinking.
AI-Proof Score: 81.9 — Very High
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Median Salary
$47,460
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Job Growth
0.0%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Quality Control Analysis
- •Critical Thinking
- •Writing
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Monitoring
- •Judgment and Decision Making
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Speaking
Common Tasks
- ✓Discard or reject products, materials, or equipment not meeting specifications.
- ✓Mark items with details, such as grade or acceptance-rejection status.
- ✓Measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers.
- ✓Notify supervisors or other personnel of production problems.
- ✓Inspect, test, or measure materials, products, installations, or work for conformance to specifications.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation