This post summarizes key statistics on Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.
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Income Over Career
This chart provides the median income by age for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers.
Ten Most Common Industries
| Share | Income | Industry |
|---|---|---|
| 6.50 | 44,286 | Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment |
| 5.90 | 60,105 | Motor vehicle dealers |
| 5.20 | 56,704 | Engineering, architectural, and surveying services |
| 4.30 | 69,145 | Aircraft and parts |
| 4.00 | 43,216 | Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c. |
| 3.60 | 51,033 | Automotive repair and related services |
| 3.40 | 46,457 | Medical, dental, and optical instruments and supplies |
| 2.90 | 48,407 | Machinery, except electrical, n.e.c. |
| 2.60 | 66,910 | Drugs |
| 2.40 | 30,541 | Warehousing and storage |
This table highlights the top industries people working as Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers work in, and how much they earn in each industry.
Education Distribution
This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.
Ten Most Common Majors
This table highlights the top majors people working as Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers received, and how earnings vary by major.
Weekly Hours Distribution
This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.
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