SOC 43-5111.00

    Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

    Weigh, measure, and check materials, supplies, and equipment for the purpose of keeping relevant records.

    Median pay
    $46,380
    Growth
    -4.8%
    Decline
    Openings a year
    4,700
    Typical education
    High school diploma

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Source: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

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    Annual pay range

    Lowest 10% earn less than
    $35,290
    Median
    $46,380
    Highest 10% earn more than
    $60,910
    National wages for all workers in this occupation. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

    53,300 people work in this occupation.

    What weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping do

    Job Zone 2: Some preparation

    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.

    Usually a high school diploma; some on-the-job training or experience.

    Interest profile

    Realistic (R)
    72 / 100
    Investigative (I)
    23 / 100
    Artistic (A)
    0 / 100
    Social (S)
    0 / 100
    Enterprising (E)
    13 / 100
    Conventional (C) · strongest
    90 / 100
    How strongly each interest area describes the work, from O*NET (scores rescaled to 0–100). The interest code lists the strongest areas in order.

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    What you'd do

    Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
    85
    Documenting/Recording Information
    84
    Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
    82
    Processing Information
    81
    Getting Information
    78
    Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
    77
    Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
    76
    Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
    73
    Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
    72
    Working with Computers
    72
    Work activities rated by importance for this occupation, O*NET (0–100).

    Skills and strengths

    Skills

    • Critical Thinking
    • Reading Comprehension
    • Monitoring
    • Speaking
    • Active Listening
    • Coordination
    • Quality Control Analysis
    • Service Orientation
    • Social Perceptiveness
    • Complex Problem Solving

    Knowledge

    • Production and Processing
    • Mathematics
    • English Language
    • Administration and Management
    • Administrative
    • Customer and Personal Service
    • Computers and Electronics
    • Public Safety and Security
    • Economics and Accounting
    • Education and Training

    Abilities

    • Near Vision
    • Category Flexibility
    • Problem Sensitivity
    • Written Comprehension
    • Information Ordering
    • Oral Comprehension
    • Oral Expression
    • Perceptual Speed
    • Selective Attention
    • Deductive Reasoning

    Work styles

    • Attention to Detail
    • Dependability
    • Cautiousness
    • Integrity
    • Achievement Orientation
    • Cooperation
    • Self-Control
    • Stress Tolerance
    • Perseverance
    • Sincerity

    Also called

    Aircraft Shipping Checker · Balance Weigher · Bean Weigher · Billet Checker · Booking Prizer · Box Car Checker · Brand Recorder · Broadcast Checker · Bullion Weigher · Cane Weigher

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    Licenses by state

    12 states list a license for this work. Open your state for the license and the agency that issues it.

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    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 9, 2026.

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    Sources and attribution

    Every figure on this page comes from these public datasets. Missing values are shown as not reported, never estimated.

    O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.

    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 9, 2026.

    Page data updated November 5, 2026.