Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
88%
risk level
POLLING
82%
Based on 18 votes
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
0.1%
by year 2032
WAGES
$43,270
or $20.80 per hour
Volume
51,250
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
2.0/10

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Automation risk

88% (Imminent Risk)

Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.

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Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

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  • Social Perceptiveness

User poll

82% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted that it's very probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 88% chance of automation.

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What is the likelihood that Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Growth

Slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping' job openings is expected to rise 0.1% by 2032

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2023.

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping' was $43,270, or $20 per hour

'Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping' were paid 10.0% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 51,250 people employed as 'Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 2 thousand people are employed as 'Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping'.

Job description

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.

SOC Code: 43-5111.00

Comments

Anon (Highly likely) 5 years ago
It seems like a lot of data entry. I imagine that a lot of the "middlemen" will be automated, and new tools will probably let business owners do it more efficiently with fewer people.
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