Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

Imminent Risk
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
88%
(Imminent Risk)
POLLING
82%
(Imminent Risk, Based on 18 votes)
Average: 85%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-3.3%
by year 2033
WAGES
$43,270
or $20.80 per hour
Volume
51,250
as of 2023
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JOB SCORE
1.8/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated 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:

  • Finger Dexterity

  • 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.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

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

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping' job openings is expected to decline 3.3% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping' was $43,270, or $21 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 (1)

Anonymous (Highly likely)
22 Jun 2019 03:08
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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