• Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
  • Manufacturing
  • Annual Median Wage
    $ 44,020
    $30,830 range bar $65,330
    Annual NC Wage Range
    Growth Rate
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    Very Slow Growing
  • Quality Control Inspectors examine products and materials for defects or deviations from specifications.

What do they typically do

  • Mark items with details such as grade or acceptance-rejection status
  • Inspect, test, or measure materials, products, installations, or work to conform to specifications
  • Collect or select samples for testing or for use as models
  • Record inspection or test data like quantities, weights, temperatures, grades, or moisture content
  • Throw out or reject products, materials, or equipment that does not meet specifications
  • Read blueprints, data, manuals, or other materials to decide about specifications, procedures, adjustment methods, certification processes, formulas, or measuring instruments required
  • Notify supervisors or other personnel of production problems
  • Use instruments such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers to measure dimensions of products to make sure they conform to specifications

Number of Jobs

Average Annual
Job Growth -0.2%
Job Openings 2,495

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Industry/Employer

Aerospace Product & Parts Manufacturing
Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing
Architectural and Engineering Services
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Coating, Engraving & Heat Treating Metal
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
Drycleaning and Laundry Services
Electronic Markets and Agents/Brokers
Fruit, Vegetable, & Specialty Foods Mfg
Machine Shops and Threaded Products
Machinery & Supply Merchant Wholesalers
Management of Companies and Enterprises
Medical Equipment and Supplies Mfg
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing
Other Furniture Related Product Mfg
Other Nonferrous Metal Production
Pharmaceutical & Medicine Manufacturing
Printing and Related Support Activities
Purchased Steel Product Manufacturing
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric
Turbine and Power Transmission Equipment
Warehousing and Storage

Education & Training

NC Workforce Credentials
Private Training Programs
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