Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping

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2024 Workforce

75.7k

Average Age

Estimated Job Growth

−4.82%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$49,418

Average Male Salary

$56,674

Average Female Salary

$40,535

About

Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping are most often employed by the Waste management & remediation services industry. The average yearly wage for Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping was $49,418 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping are Marion County--Warren & Franklin Townships & Indianapolis City (East & Southeast) PUMA, IN, Coastal Bend COG--Nueces County (Central), Corpus Christi City (South Central) PUMA, TX, and Montgomery County (East Central)--Dayton & Riverside Cities PUMA, OH. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping are Marion County--Warren & Franklin Townships & Indianapolis City (East & Southeast) PUMA, IN, Butler County (South Central)--Hamilton & Fairfield Cities PUMA, OH, and Coastal Bend COG--Nueces County (Central), Corpus Christi City (South Central) PUMA, TX.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping workforce. Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping workforce in 2024 was 75,736 people, of which 45% were women and 55% were men.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping are paid most in Union County (North Central)--Union Twp & Roselle Park PUMA, NJ but are relatively concentrated in Marion County--Warren & Franklin Townships & Indianapolis City (East & Southeast) PUMA, IN.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

41,688

Male Workforce

± 5.01k

34,048

Female Workforce

± 4.53k

The Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping workforce in 2024 was 75,736 people (45% women and 55% men). This implies an average annual growth of −4.97% between 2014 (79,696) and 2024 (75,736).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were North Dakota ($87,342), Rhode Island ($77,006), and Puerto Rico ($74,242).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$49,418

AVERAGE WAGE

#329 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping earned an average of $49,418, $20,459 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.357

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.357, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping and on wages for those in the field. Waste management & remediation services is the industry that employs the most Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping, by average wage, is Recyclable material merchant wholesalers ($113,990).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

75.7k

2024 Workforce

± 6,755

1.18%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 12.5%

This graphic shows the share of Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping employed by various industries. Waste management & remediation services employs the largest share of Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping at 30.8%, followed by Warehousing & storage with 28.2% and Construction with 21.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping in the US. The workforce of Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping in 2024 was 75,736 people, with 45% woman, and 55% men. The average age of male Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping in the workforce is 41.4 and of female Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping is 42.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping in 2024 was 75,736 people, with 45% woman, and 55% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 40 to 44 years (8,701 people), 30 to 34 years (8,604 people), and 20 to 24 years (8,534 people). Among them they concentrated 34.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 24.1% of Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping workers were Hispanic and 75.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (61.7%), Puerto Rican (9.44)%, and Dominican (4.5)%

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Races

In 2024, 57.4% of the Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping workforce were White, of which 43.6% were women and 56.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (14.4%) and Two or More Races (12.9%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping, Critical Thinking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping need more than the average amount of Quality Control Analysis.

Majors

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

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (3,051 people), Biology (790 people), and Engineering (747 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping workers were High School or Equivalent (29,296 people), Some college (19,795 people), and Bachelors Degree (8,966 people).

The graphic shows the Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping are expected to see a growth of −4.82% 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 Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping.

−4.82%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.