Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers
Also called: Inspector, Quality Inspector, Quality Technician, Quality Assurance Inspector
In the Navy: Aerographer's Mate; Electronic Technician - Navigation; Fire Control Technician; Fire Controlman; Gunner's Mate; Machinist's Mate Weapons; Missile Technician; Sonar Technician (Submarine)
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
Arts and Humanities
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
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Verbal
Ideas and Logic
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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:
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You might use software like this on the job: Analytical or scientific software
Industrial control software
Spreadsheet software
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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 green economy. |
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