Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers

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2020 Workforce

822k

Average Age

Estimated Job Growth

−17%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$46,085

Average Male Salary

$51,669

Average Female Salary

$37,057

About

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers are most often employed by the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers was $46,085 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers by wage are Locksmiths & safe repairers, Fishing and hunting workers, and Firstline supervisors of housekeeping & janitorial workers.

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers are part of the Production Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, Engine & other machine assemblers, Structural metal fabricators & fitters, Other assemblers and fabricators, and 55 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers are Rock County PUMA, WI, Logan, Champaign & Hardin Counties PUMA, OH, and Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers are Logan, Champaign & Hardin Counties PUMA, OH, Talladega, Cherokee, Randolph, Cleburne & Clay Counties PUMA, AL, and Cherokee, Newberry, Chester & Union Counties PUMA, SC.

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers, by average wage, is Oil & gas extraction. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers are paid most in Rancho Santa Margarita City (East) & Ladera Ranch PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Logan, Champaign & Hardin Counties PUMA, OH.

Yearly Wage

$46,085

AVERAGE SALARY

± $950

In 2020, Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers earned an average of $46,085, $9,869 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Firstline supervisors of housekeeping & janitorial workers make somewhat more than Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers while Locksmiths & safe repairers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.358

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.358, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers, by number of employees, are Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, Architectural, engineering & related services, Car Dealers, Aircraft & parts manufacturing, Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing, Automotive repair & maintenance, Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. , Plastics product manufacturing, Construction, Warehousing & storage, and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers, by average wage, are Oil & gas extraction, Not specified utilities, and Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers.

Industries by Share

822k

2020 Workforce

± 22,194

0.683%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.8%

The number of people employed as Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers has been growing at a rate of 0.683%, from 816,206 people in 2019 to 821,779 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers employed by various industries. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing employs the largest share of Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers at 7.09%, followed by Architectural, engineering & related services with 5.4% and Car Dealers with 5.1%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers in the US. The average age of male Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers in the workforce is 42.6 and of female Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers is 43.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

508k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 17,464

314k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 13,745

61.8% of Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

60.1% of Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 12.4% of Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers.

Age by Sex

42.6

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.484

43.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.6

The median age of Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers is 43, and Male employees are generally 1.13 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers is Business but a relatively high number of Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers hold a major in Mechanical Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers need many skills, but most especially Quality Control Analysis, Critical Thinking, and Writing. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers need more than the average amount of Quality Control Analysis, Operation and Control, and Troubleshooting.

Radar Distribution

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers are expected to see a growth of −17% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers.

−17%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.