Weigher, measurer, checker, or sampler
Weighs, measures, and checks materials, supplies, and equipment to keep records, doing mostly office-type work.
Will AI replace weigher, measurer, checker, or sampler jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 30 in 100 jobs. AI touches a small part of this work. Most of the job happens with your hands, your body or in person. 0% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Record quantity, quality, weight, and test results of materials and products
- Use scale computers to get the weight of incoming shipments
- Talk with customers and vendors to exchange product and service information
What stays human
- Weigh or measure items with scales, meters, rules, or calipers for records
- Prepare measurement, weight, or ID labels and attach them to products
- Check products, parts, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: -4.8%. Typical pay: $46,380 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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