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Also called aircraft launching and arresting systems inspector, aligning inspector, aluminum boat inspector and ammunition components inspector.
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Inspector, Tester, Sorter, Sampler, and Weigher
Inspector testing and measuring materials and products for defects and deviations from specifications, using tools like rulers and calipers. Responsible for marking items, recording data, and maintaining equipment
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Rejected products that did not meet quality standards, resulting in fewer defective items reaching customers
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Measured product sizes using various tools to verify conformance to required dimensions
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Inspect, test, sort, sample, or weigh nonagricultural raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated, or assembled parts or products for defects, wear, and deviations from specifications. May use precision measuring instruments and complex test equipment.
What it pays
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
| 25th percentile | $39,890 |
|---|---|
| Median | $48,570 |
| 75th percentile | $61,440 |
| State | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $63,640 | $78,150 | $116,510 |
| AL | $34,370 | $40,010 | $50,510 |
| AR | $37,650 | $44,570 | $51,660 |
| AZ | $45,840 | $52,100 | $65,240 |
| CA | $45,630 | $54,300 | $68,580 |
| CO | $48,210 | $58,350 | $70,850 |
| CT | $45,440 | $57,090 | $75,740 |
| DC | $50,140 | $59,730 | $72,180 |
| DE | $41,180 | $57,190 | $62,850 |
| FL | $37,790 | $47,540 | $59,610 |
| GA | $38,400 | $46,130 | $58,120 |
| HI | $41,600 | $59,740 | $68,930 |
| IA | $46,460 | $50,740 | $61,080 |
| ID | $36,150 | $45,130 | $57,930 |
| IL | $41,360 | $47,920 | $59,540 |
| IN | $38,740 | $47,900 | $59,980 |
| KS | $45,990 | $53,680 | $66,060 |
| KY | $38,020 | $46,280 | $57,430 |
| LA | $37,110 | $49,490 | $66,390 |
| MA | $46,630 | $52,270 | $65,050 |
| MD | $46,760 | $61,790 | $82,820 |
| ME | $43,590 | $53,570 | $64,580 |
| MI | $36,360 | $44,490 | $53,290 |
| MN | $48,060 | $57,170 | $62,910 |
| MO | $45,630 | $54,420 | $75,140 |
| MS | $35,610 | $40,670 | $49,760 |
| MT | $47,080 | $58,070 | $76,920 |
| NC | $37,180 | $46,430 | $57,220 |
| ND | $46,860 | $50,820 | $66,920 |
| NE | $46,650 | $51,270 | $58,530 |
| NH | $46,820 | $54,800 | $63,140 |
| NJ | $39,440 | $49,140 | $61,720 |
| NM | $42,580 | $49,500 | $63,510 |
| NV | $40,340 | $49,280 | $66,120 |
| NY | $43,880 | $49,990 | $62,330 |
| OH | $39,950 | $47,360 | $59,990 |
| OK | $41,080 | $49,630 | $62,150 |
| OR | $45,750 | $54,120 | $65,930 |
| PA | $39,480 | $48,320 | $60,450 |
| PR | $26,670 | $29,870 | $48,920 |
| RI | $44,520 | $54,940 | $77,830 |
| SC | $37,910 | $46,890 | $58,540 |
| SD | $42,600 | $47,240 | $54,630 |
| TN | $37,470 | $45,760 | $55,330 |
| TX | $37,930 | $46,210 | $59,630 |
| UT | $43,600 | $48,910 | $62,020 |
| VA | $40,710 | $49,590 | $62,140 |
| VT | $39,710 | $46,210 | $58,230 |
| WA | $49,190 | $64,420 | $106,080 |
| WI | $44,410 | $49,610 | $59,800 |
| WV | $37,880 | $47,010 | $60,800 |
| WY | $44,880 | $57,900 | $73,880 |
Other names
aircraft launching and arresting systems inspector, aligning inspector, aluminum boat inspector, ammunition components inspector, ampoule inspector, armature inspector, artificial teeth inspector, asbestos shingle inspector, assemblies and installations inspector, assembly inspector, assembly line inspector, automatic typewriter inspector.
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This page is about the occupation Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.