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1. Automation Risk
2. User Poll
3. Growth
4. Wages
5. Volume
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

1.8/10 job score
AUTOMATION RISK
90%
risk level
POLLING
GROWTH
0.1%
by 2031
WAGES
$37,610
or $18.08 hourly
VOLUME
54,760
as of 2021
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What is the risk of automation?

We calculate this occupation to have an automation risk score of 90% (You are doomed)

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Qualities required for this occupation:
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What do you think the risk of automation is?

How likely do you think this occupation will be taken over by robots/AI within the next 20 years?

How quickly is this occupation growing?

The number of 'Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping' job openings is expected to rise 0.1% by 2031
'Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping' is expected to be a slow growing occupation in comparison to other occupations.
* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031.
Updated projections are due Sep 2023.

What are the median wages for 'Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping' in the United States?

In 2021 the median annual wage for 'Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping' was $37,610, or $18.08 hourly
'Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping' are paid 17.8% lower than the national median wage, which stands at $45,760
* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

How many people are employed as weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping?

As of 2021 there were 54,760 people employed as Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping within the United States.
This represents around 0.04% 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

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Comments

Anon (Highly likely) says
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.
Jun 22, 2019 at 03:08 AM

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