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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

$43.9K Median Salary 54.9K Job Openings (Annual Projection) -12.2% Job Growth

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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.

Reported Job Titles

Inspector, QA Auditor (Quality Assurance Auditor), QA Inspector (Quality Assurance Inspector), QA Technician (Quality Assurance Technician), QC Technician (Quality Control Technician), Quality Auditor, Quality Control Inspector (QC Inspector), Quality Inspector, Quality Technician, Test Technician

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Abilities

Oral Expression

Near Vision

Oral Comprehension

Perceptual Speed

Flexibility of Closure

Problem Sensitivity

Category Flexibility

Information Ordering

Written Comprehension

Arm-Hand Steadiness

Deductive Reasoning

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

Selective Attention

Speech Clarity

Speech Recognition

Visualization

Knowledge

Production and Processing

English Language

Customer and Personal Service

Mechanical

Mathematics

Skills

Quality Control Analysis

Critical Thinking

Writing

Active Listening

Judgment and Decision Making

Reading Comprehension

Speaking

Monitoring

Operations Monitoring

Time Management

Technology Skills

Computer aided design CAD software

Desktop communications software

Analytical or scientific software

Data base user interface and query software

Industrial control software

Electronic mail software

Computer aided manufacturing CAM software

Data base management system software

Spreadsheet software

Label making software

Medical software

Content workflow software

Optical character reader OCR or scanning software

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

Enterprise application integration software

Office suite software

Cloud-based data access and sharing software

Word processing software

Object or component oriented development software

Presentation software

Program testing software

Process mapping and design software

Tools

Integrated circuit testers

Accelerometers

Calibrated resistance measuring equipment

Leak testing equipment

Eddy current examination equipment

Signal conditioners

Signal generators

Track cranes

Shock testing apparatus

Multimeters

Resistance thermometers

Impedance meters

Tension testers

Sorters

Comparators

Liquid penetrant examination equipment

Beta gauge measuring systems

Viscosimeters

Impact testers

Circuit tester

Spectrometers

Magnetic particle examination equipment

Refrigerated and heated walk in environmental or growth chambers

Thickness measuring devices

Frequency counters or timer or dividers

Lifts

Rulers

Ultrasonic examination equipment

Vibration testers

Force or torque sensors

Pin gauge

Electrical frequency meters

Laser measuring systems

Optical flats

Interferometers

Creep testers

Reflectometers

Level generators

Plotter printers

Bench scales

Thread counters or gauges

Ductility testing machines

Digital testers

Voltage or current meters

Power meters

X ray radiography examination equipment

Oscilloscopes

Binocular light compound microscopes

Go or no go gauge

Shear strength testers

Coordinate measuring machines CMM

Depth gauges

Impact hammers

Micrometers

Ammeters

Hardness testers

Calipers

Compression testers

Hipot testers

Forklifts

Hydraulic pumps

Moisture meters

Height gauges

Strain gauges

Personal computers

Fatigue testers

Metallurgical microscopes

Conductivity meters

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