Quality Control Inspectors examine products and materials for defects or deviations from specifications.
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- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
- Manufacturing
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
Industry/Employer
Accessories and Other Apparel Mfg
Aerospace Product & Parts Manufacturing
Animal Slaughtering and Processing
Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing
Apparel Knitting Mills
Architectural and Engineering Services
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing
Beverage Manufacturing
Coating, Engraving & Heat Treating Metal
Commercial & Service Industry Machinery
Commercial Goods Merchant Wholesalers
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
Drycleaning and Laundry Services
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
Electronic Instrument Manufacturing
Electronic Markets and Agents/Brokers
Employment Services
Fabric Mills
Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills
Fruit, Vegetable, & Specialty Foods Mfg
Grain and Oilseed Milling
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Machine Shops and Threaded Products
Machinery & Supply Merchant Wholesalers
Management of Companies and Enterprises
Medical Equipment and Supplies Mfg
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Mfg
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
Natural Gas Distribution
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying
Other Electrical Equipment & Components
Other Food Manufacturing
Other Furniture Related Product Mfg
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Other Nonferrous Metal Production
Other Support Activities for Transport
Other Textile Product Mills
Other Wood Product Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical & Medicine Manufacturing
Plastics Product Manufacturing
Power Generation and Supply
Printing and Related Support Activities
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills
Purchased Steel Product Manufacturing
Rubber Product Manufacturing
Sawmills and Wood Preservation
Scientific Research and Development Svc
Semiconductor and Electronic Components
Support Activities for Air Transport
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric
Textile Furnishings Mills
Tobacco Manufacturing
Turbine and Power Transmission Equipment
Utility System Construction
Veneer and Engineered Wood Products
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Warehousing and Storage
Water, Sewage and Other Systems
Education & Training
- Education These occupations usually require a high school diploma.Associated Programs or MajorsLicense
NC Workforce Credentials
Private Training Programs
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