Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers
Also called:
Inspector, Quality Inspector, Quality Technician, Quality Assurance Inspector
What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
- Discard or reject products, materials, or equipment not meeting specifications.
- Analyze and interpret blueprints, data, manuals, and other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures, adjustment and certification methods, formulas, and measuring instruments required.
- Inspect, test, or measure materials, products, installations, or work for conformance to specifications.
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Arts and Humanities
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Basic Skills
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- group things in different ways
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People interested in this work like activities that include
data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Cooperation
- Independence
- Self Control
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You might use software like this on the job:
Analytical or scientific software
- Data analysis software
- Design of experiments DOE software
Industrial control software
- Coordinate measuring machine software
- CyberMetrics GAGETrak Calibration Management Software
Spreadsheet software
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high school diploma or
some college
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$34,040
per year, on average
This work is part of the .
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