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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. Includes workers who collect and keep record of samples of products or materials.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Lab Technician
  • Quality Assurance Lab Technician
  • Quality Control Lab Technician
  • Cycle Counter
  • Quality Control Technician
  • Scale Operator
  • Supply Clerk
  • Inventory Specialist
  • Material Control Manager
  • Quality Control Operator

SOC Occupation Groups

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

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DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Aircraft-Shipping Checker
  • Booking Prizer
  • Brand Recorder
  • Cargo 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, 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