Office and Administrative Support · Holland code CR

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

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 called: Fluid Operator, Inventory Specialist, Quality Assurance Inspector (QA Inspector), Temperature Taker, Cycle Counter, Scale Operator, Supply Clerk.

O*NET 43-5111.00

At a glance

US median annual pay: $46,380; Middle half earn $39,180 to $54,850. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
Most common education: High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED); 50% of workers surveyed by O*NET report this level.
Preparation needed: Job Zone 2 of 5; Some preparation. Zone 1 is little or none; zone 5 is graduate-level.

What the work involves

The tasks workers in this occupation rate as most important, from the O*NET survey.

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.
Inspect products and examination records to determine the number of defects per worker and the reasons for examiners' rejections.
Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts.
Store samples of finished products in labeled cartons and record their location.

Skills and knowledge it leans on

Skills

Critical Thinking3.4 / 5
Reading Comprehension3.3 / 5
Speaking3.1 / 5
Monitoring3.1 / 5
Active Listening3.0 / 5
Writing2.9 / 5

Knowledge areas

Production and Processing4.1 / 5
Mathematics3.7 / 5
English Language3.1 / 5
Administration and Management3.1 / 5
Administrative3.1 / 5
Customer and Personal Service2.9 / 5

Importance ratings on O*NET’s 1 to 5 scale. Higher means the occupation depends on it more.

Who tends to enjoy it

How strongly this occupation draws on each of the six Holland interest types, which is the same profile the career interests test compares you against.

Realistic72
Investigative23
Artistic0
Social0
Enterprising13
Conventional90

The same work abroad

Other countries classify jobs differently, so these are the closest matches through the international ISCO-08 standard, not exact equivalents.

European occupation titles (ESCO)

weights and measures inspector · DE Gewichte- und Maßekontrolleur/Gewichte- und Maßekontrolleurin · FR inspecteur de poids et mesures/inspectrice de poids et mesures
raw material reception operator · DE Rohstoffannahmeleiter/Rohstoffannahmeleiterin · FR opérateur de réception des matières premières/opératrice de réception des matières premières
product grader · DE Produktklassierer/Produktklassiererin · FR classeur de produits/classeuse de produits

Closest UK occupation groups (SOC 2020)

Routine inspectors and testers (8143)54,800 employed
Stock control clerks and assistants (4133)79,500 employed
Weighers, graders and sorters (8144)7,800 employed

Employment is the UK Annual Population Survey for April 2025 to March 2026, all workers in the group, which can be broader than this one occupation.

Pay across Europe, for the whole group

Median annual earnings of all employees in “Clerical support workers”. This is the broad ISCO group this occupation falls in, not the occupation itself, so treat it as context for the wage level, not as a salary for this job.

Median annual earnings, Clerical support workers, by country
Country	Median pay
Belgium	€40,035
Austria	€38,296
Germany	€37,844
Netherlands	€35,854
Sweden	€33,483
Ireland	€32,144
Italy	€29,311
France	€25,943
Spain	€22,026
Portugal	€12,602
Poland	€10,250

Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey, businesses with ten or more employees outside public administration, in euro and not adjusted for the cost of living. Reference years differ between sources: the US, Japan and Europe figures on this page come from different survey years, so compare them as rough levels, not to the euro or yen.

Exposure to AI

This occupation sits in the middle third of the 774 occupations scored, with an exposure score of -0.19. The scores are standardized across those occupations, so 0 is the average and a score of 1 is about one standard deviation above it.

Our note on reading it: the dataset links AI applications to the abilities that occupations require, so the score reflects overlap between the two. It is a comparison between occupations, not a forecast about jobs. It does not say whether exposure means tasks are replaced or workers get more done with the tools, and it says little about one employer or one role.

Source: Felten, E., Raj, M., & Seamans, R. (2021). Occupational, industry, and geographic exposure to artificial intelligence: A novel dataset and its potential uses. Strategic Management Journal, 42(12), 2195-2217. Matched to this page by 6-digit SOC code (43-5111).

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