Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping - 43-5111.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Weigh, measure, and check materials, supplies, and equipment for the purpose of keeping relevant records. Duties are primarily clerical by nature.

DOT Titles Included in this O*NET-SOC Code

  • Aircraft-Shipping Checker
  • Booking Prizer
  • Brand Recorder
  • Cargo Checker
  • Checker
  • Checker
  • Checker I
  • Checker, Dump Grounds
  • Cotton Sampler
  • Gin Clerk
  • Lumber Scaler
  • Milk Receiver
  • Milk Sampler
  • Milk-Receiver, Tank Truck
  • Produce Weigher
  • Receiving Checker
  • Recorder
  • Sample Checker
  • Sample Clerk
  • Sample Clerk
  • Sample Clerk, Paper
  • Sample Display Preparer
  • Sample Worker
  • Sampler, Wool
  • Shipping-and-Receiving Weigher
  • Stacker
  • Swatch Clerk
  • Tallier
  • Tank Calibrator
  • Tare Weigher
  • Ticket Puller
  • Ticket Worker
  • Wheel-Press Clerk

Sample of Occupations in this SOC Family

43-5111.00 Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels; and attach them to products.
  • Collect product samples and prepare them for laboratory analysis or testing.
  • Communicate with customers and vendors to exchange information regarding products, materials, and services.
  • Compare product labels, tags, or tickets, shipping manifests, purchase orders, and bills of lading to verify accuracy of shipment contents, quality specifications, and/or weights.
  • Compute product totals and charges for shipments.
  • Count or estimate quantities of materials, parts, or products received or shipped.
  • Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products, in order to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files.
  • Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts.
  • Fill orders for products and samples, following order tickets, and forward or mail items.
  • Inspect incoming loads of waste to identify contents and to screen for the presence of specific regulated or hazardous wastes.
  • Inspect products and examination records to determine the number of defects per worker and the reasons for examiners' rejections.
  • Maintain financial records, such as accounts of daily collections and billings, and records of receipts issued.
  • Maintain, monitor, and clean work areas, such as recycling collection sites, drop boxes, counters and windows, and areas around scale houses.
  • Operate scalehouse computers to obtain weight information about incoming shipments such as those from waste haulers.
  • Prepare measurement tables and conversion charts, using standard formulas.
  • Remove from stock products or loads not meeting quality standards, and notify supervisors or appropriate departments of discrepancies or shortages.
  • Signal or instruct other workers to weigh, move, or check products.
  • Sort products or materials into predetermined sequences or groupings for display, packing, shipping, or storage.
  • Store samples of finished products in labeled cartons and record their location.
  • Transport materials, products, or samples to processing, shipping, or storage areas, manually or using conveyors, pumps, or hand trucks.
  • Unload or unpack incoming shipments.
  • Weigh or measure materials, equipment, or products to maintain relevant records, using volume meters, scales, rules, and/or calipers.

Detailed Work Activities

  • attach or mark identification onto products or containers
  • collect fees
  • compute financial data
  • confer with vendors
  • convey cargo by hand truck
  • direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
  • inspect products or materials for damage, defects, or shortages
  • interview customers
  • load, unload, or stack containers, materials, or products
  • maintain records, reports, or files
  • manage inventories or supplies
  • measure, weigh, or count products or materials
  • monitor materials or supplies
  • operate business machines
  • operate calculating devices
  • package goods for shipment or storage
  • process orders for merchandise
  • read blueprints
  • repair and maintain grounds keeping equipment and tools
  • requisition stock, materials, supplies or equipment
  • retrieve or place goods from/into storage
  • signal directions or warnings to coworkers
  • sort books, publications, or other items
  • stock or organize goods
  • take inventory to identify items to be reordered
  • understand measuring devices
  • use computers to enter, access or retrieve data
  • use oral or written communication techniques
  • use telephone communication techniques