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How exposed to AI is a Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping?

Of the 22 tasks O*NET lists for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping, 4 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 13 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Cycle CounterFluid OperatorInventory SpecialistQuality Assurance Inspector (QA Inspector)Scale OperatorSupply ClerkTemperature Taker
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
22
tasks rated for this occupation
1%
hold a degree, from a survey of 33
55k
people do this job in the US
45 of 51
least protected in office and admin

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

4
  • Signal or instruct other workers to weigh, move, or check products
  • Communicate with customers and vendors to exchange information regarding products, materials, and services
  • Fill orders for products and samples, following order tickets, and forward or mail items
  • Prepare measurement tables and conversion charts, using standard formulas

Only with software built on top

5
  • Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files
  • Remove from stock products or loads not meeting quality standards, and notify supervisors or appropriate departments of discrepancies or shortages
  • Inspect products and examination records to determine the number of defects per worker and the reasons for examiners' rejections
  • Maintain financial records, such as accounts of daily collections and billings, and records of receipts issued
  • Compute product totals and charges for shipments

Cannot be sped up

13
  • Weigh or measure materials, equipment, or products to maintain relevant records, using volume meters, scales, rules, or calipers
  • Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels and attach them to products
  • Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts
  • Collect product samples and prepare them for laboratory analysis or testing
  • Maintain, monitor, and clean work areas, such as recycling collection sites, drop boxes, counters and windows, and areas around scale houses
  • Compare product labels, tags, or tickets, shipping manifests, purchase orders, and bills of lading to verify accuracy of shipment contents, quality specifications, or weights
  • Store samples of finished products in labeled cartons and record their location
  • Inspect incoming loads of waste to identify contents and to screen for the presence of specific regulated or hazardous wastes
  • Count or estimate quantities of materials, parts, or products received or shipped
  • Operate scalehouse computers to obtain weight information about incoming shipments such as those from waste haulers
  • Sort products or materials into predetermined sequences or groupings for display, packing, shipping, or storage
  • Transport materials, products, or samples to processing, shipping, or storage areas, manually or using conveyors, pumps, or hand trucks
  • Unload or unpack incoming shipments
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.