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Job Description


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

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Job Requirements


	Experience: No previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a general office clerk even if he/she has never worked in an office before.

	Education: These occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate. Some may require a formal training course to obtain a license.

	Training: Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.

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Significant Points


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

Many jobs are at the entry level and do not require more than a high school diploma. Employment of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers is expected to decline because of the increased use of automated equipment that performs the function of these workers.
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Top Ten Industries

U.S. National Figures.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
Other Support Services	11,510
Grocery Stores	4,880
Warehousing and Storage	4,820
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	3,010
Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	2,730
Animal Slaughtering and Processing	2,400
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	1,730
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	1,530
Local Government (OES Designation)	1,310
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	1,260

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Salaries

U.S. National Averages.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
Average Annual Salary	$28,860
Average Hourly Wage	$13.88
Total Employment	69,890