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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

$39.95K Median Salary 6.5K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 10.7% Job Growth

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About This Career

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.

Reported Job Titles

Cycle Counter, Fluid Operator, Inventory Specialist, Quality Assurance Inspector (QA Inspector), Scale Operator, Supply Clerk, Temperature Taker

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Abilities

Near Vision

Category Flexibility

Problem Sensitivity

Written Comprehension

Information Ordering

Oral Comprehension

Oral Expression

Perceptual Speed

Selective Attention

Deductive Reasoning

Flexibility of Closure

Speech Recognition

Written Expression

Far Vision

Finger Dexterity

Inductive Reasoning

Mathematical Reasoning

Number Facility

Speech Clarity

Knowledge

Production and Processing

Mathematics

English Language

Administration and Management

Administrative

Skills

Critical Thinking

Reading Comprehension

Monitoring

Speaking

Active Listening

Coordination

Quality Control Analysis

Service Orientation

Social Perceptiveness

Technology Skills

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

Presentation software

Electronic mail software

Data base user interface and query software

Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software

Spreadsheet software

Office suite software

Word processing software

Inventory management software

Analytical or scientific software

Tools

Manlift or personnel lift

Truck or rail scales

Water meters

Mainframe console or dumb terminals

Two way radios

Radio frequency identification devices

Conveyor weighting scale

Flowmeters

Triple beam balances

Hopper scale

Forklifts

Articulating boom lift

Distance meters

Overhead crane

Moisture meters

Hand trucks or accessories

Pallet trucks

Bar code printer

Animal weighing scales

Automatic selective scale

Bench scales

Scissor lift or lift table

Desktop calculator

Crane scale

Grain analyzers

Wire cutters

Hoists

Facial shields

Safety glasses

Protective coveralls

Safety shoes

Personal computers

Axle load scales

Tablet computers

Abilities

Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Perceptual Speed: The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
Finger Dexterity: The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Mathematical Reasoning: The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
Number Facility: The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Knowledge

Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Administrative: Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.

Skills

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Technology Skills

Enterprise resource planning ERP software: Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne; Oracle PeopleSoft; Oracle PeopleSoft Financials; SAP software
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software
Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software: Production scheduling software
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Inventory management software: Assisi Software Assisi Inventory
Analytical or scientific software: Statistical analysis software; TapRooT

Tools

Manlift or personnel lift: Manlift buckets
Truck or rail scales: Monorail scales; Railway track scales
Water meters: Milk meters; Vehicle tank meters
Mainframe console or dumb terminals: Computer terminals
Two way radios:
Radio frequency identification devices: Radio frequency RF scanners
Conveyor weighting scale: Belt conveyor scales
Flowmeters: Electronic bubble meters; Electronic pump calibrators; Mass flow meters
Triple beam balances: Beam scales
Hopper scale: Weigh feeders
Forklifts:
Articulating boom lift: Cherry pickers
Distance meters: Cordage measurers
Overhead crane: Electric overhead traveling EOT cranes
Moisture meters:
Hand trucks or accessories: Handcarts
Pallet trucks: Pallet jacks
Bar code printer: Label printers
Animal weighing scales: Livestock scales
Automatic selective scale: Automatic bulk weighing systems
Bench scales: Digital bench scales
Scissor lift or lift table: Scissor lifts
Desktop calculator: 10-key calculators
Crane scale: Crane scales
Grain analyzers:
Wire cutters:
Hoists: Hoisting equipment
Facial shields: Protective face shields
Safety glasses: Protective safety glasses
Protective coveralls:
Safety shoes:
Personal computers:
Axle load scales:
Tablet computers: