Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
SOC 43-5111 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $46,812per year
- Projected openings
- 8,760
- Projected change
- +1.3%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Quality Control Analysis
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $58,759 | 560 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $58,166 | 2,820 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $50,106 | 50 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $49,350 | 40 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $49,086 | 580 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $48,349 | 310 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $48,021 | 220 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $47,757 | 80 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $47,074 | 80 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $47,011 | 90 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $46,797 | 50 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $46,786 | 220 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $46,368 | 360 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $46,173 | 460 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $45,571 | 490 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $45,509 | 120 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $45,111 | 40 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $45,029 | 70 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $45,029 | 190 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $44,845 | 80 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $44,743 | 140 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $42,421 | 2,270 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $41,360 | 990 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $41,229 | 180 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $40,953 | 40 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $40,279 | 40 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $40,208 | 320 |
| Hanford-Corcoran MSA (Kings County) | $39,145 | 30 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $38,532 | 170 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | $55,539 | 72,700 | 0% |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $47,621 | 75,500 | -5.2% |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | $38,076 | 104,810 | -3.1% |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers | $41,264 | 5,140 | -10.2% |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | $45,689 | 502,850 | +8.6% |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | $45,024 | 51,810 | +4.1% |