Skilled Trades
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Inspect, test, sort, sample, or weigh nonagricultural raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated, or assembled parts or products for defects, wear, and deviations from specifications. May use precision measuring instruments and complex test equipment.
Median salary
$47,460
Typical range
$35k – $76k
Job outlook
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Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Entry / Junior
$34,590
~2 yrs to advance
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Established
$47,460
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Senior
$61,485
Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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