Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers

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2024 Workforce

847k

Average Age

42.8

Estimated Job Growth

0.0167%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$55,101

Average Male Salary

$61,674

Average Female Salary

$44,758

About

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers are most often employed by the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers was $55,101 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers are Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN, Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH, and Lauderdale, Colbert & Franklin Counties PUMA, AL. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers are Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN, Buffalo Trace & Gateway Area Development Districts PUMA, KY, and Limestone County PUMA, AL.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers workforce. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers workforce in 2024 was 846,851 people, of which 38.9% were women and 61.1% were men.

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers are paid most in San Bernardino County (Southwest)--Phelan, Lake Arrowhead & Big Bear City PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

517,793

Male Workforce

± 17.6k

329,058

Female Workforce

± 14.1k

The Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers workforce in 2024 was 846,851 people (38.9% women and 61.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of 11.8% between 2014 (757,578) and 2024 (846,851).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Louisiana ($70,154), District of Columbia ($67,629), and New Mexico ($66,910).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$55,101

AVERAGE WAGE

#269 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers earned an average of $55,101, $14,776 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.349

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.349, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers and on wages for those in the field. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers, by average wage, is Other personal services ($126,518).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

847k

2024 Workforce

± 22,531

0.331%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.75%

This graphic shows the share of Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers employed by various industries. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing employs the largest share of Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers at 29.7%, followed by Car Dealers with 27.3% and Architectural, engineering & related services with 22.6%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers in the US. The workforce of Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers in 2024 was 846,851 people, with 38.9% woman, and 61.1% men. The average age of male Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers in the workforce is 42.4 and of female Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers is 43.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers in 2024 was 846,851 people, with 38.9% woman, and 61.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (101,944 people), 25 to 29 years (96,824 people), and 35 to 39 years (92,035 people). Among them they concentrated 34.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 21.5% of Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers workers were Hispanic and 78.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (62.5%), Puerto Rican (11.6)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (3.9)%

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Races

In 2024, 58.9% of the Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers workforce were White, of which 33.9% were women and 66.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (12.6%) and Two or More Races (12.4%).

Education & Skills

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

Among the necessary skills for Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers, Quality Control Analysis stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers 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 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (30,144 people), Engineering (18,280 people), and Biology (14,883 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers workers were High School or Equivalent (306,633 people), Some college (223,229 people), and Bachelors Degree (121,140 people).

The graphic shows the Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers need many skills, but most especially Quality Control Analysis, Critical Thinking, Writing.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers are expected to see a growth of 0.0167% 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 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers.

0.0167%

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 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.