| Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping | ||
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Weighers, measures, checkers, and samplers weigh, measure, and check materials, supplies, and equipment in order to keep relevant records. Most of their duties are clerical. They verify quantity, quality, and overall value and condition of items purchased, sold, or produced against records, bills, invoices, or receipts. Weighers, measures, checkers, and samplers check and document items using either manual or automated data processing systems. They check the items to ensure accuracy of the recorded data. They prepare reports on warehouse inventory levels and use of parts. Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers also check for any defects in the items and record the severity of the defects.
These workers use weight scales, counting devices, tally sheets, and calculators to properly record information about the products. They usually move objects to and from the scales using a handtruck or forklift. They issue receipts for the products when needed or requested.
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| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers held about 83,000 jobs in 2000. Their employment is spread across most industries. Department stores and air carriers accounted for about 16 percent of these jobs. Wholesale trade and services comprised 28 percent of employment. | ||
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| Employment of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers is expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations through 2010. The emphasis on accurate and nondefective materials, as well as the use of records for verifying information, is an increasingly important responsibility for companies that will increase the need for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers. Furthermore, automation should not have a significant effect on employment in this occupation because most of its duties need to be done manually. In addition to those resulting from job growth, openings should arise from the need to replace workers who leave the labor force or transfer to other occupations. | ||
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| Other workers who determine and document characteristics of materials or equipment include cargo and freight agents; production, planning, and expediting clerks; shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks; stock clerks and order fillers; and procurement clerks. | ||
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(See introduction to the section on material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing occupations for information on working conditions, training requirements, and earnings.)
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