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Office and Administrative Support

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

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.

Also called: Cycle Counter, Fluid Operator, Inventory Specialist, Quality Assurance Inspector (QA Inspector), Scale Operator, Supply Clerk

Compare with my current job (Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service)
Median pay in Greater Boston
$47,750
$22.96/hr
Jobs in Greater Boston
650
Massachusetts 2024–2034
+9.1%
110 openings a year
Typical U.S. entry requirement
High school diploma or equivalent
plus Short-term on-the-job training

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$40,530$43,670$47,750$56,420$62,610

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

What you’d do

  • Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files.
  • Weigh or measure materials, equipment, or products to maintain relevant records, using volume meters, scales, rules, or calipers.
  • Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels and attach them to products.
  • Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts.
  • Signal or instruct other workers to weigh, move, or check products.
  • Collect product samples and prepare them for laboratory analysis or testing.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Moderate exposure41 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 42
  • Language-model AIOE 36
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 46

Observed AI use today: Little or none (Anthropic Economic Index)

This job has moderate AI exposure, and observed AI use is little or none. Recording weights and test data is the kind of task software and automated systems can take over or speed up. Physically weighing items, checking them for damage, and directing coworkers still rely on people.

Likely to change

  • Recording weights and measurements in systems
  • Documenting quantity and test result data

Still relies on people

  • Examining items for damage or defects
  • Directing coworkers to move or check products

What federal projections say

“Productivity change - share decreases as businesses increase use of process automation systems and integrate more activities into these systems.”
BLS Employment Projections 2025–35, factors affecting this job (U.S.)

Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.

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