Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Onet SOC Code 43-5111.00 Career Description: Weigh, measure, and check materials, supplies, and equipment for the purpose of keeping relevant records. Duties are primarily clerical by nature. Related Clusters: Programs of Study Weighers, Measures, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Welder

Career Summary:

• Experience- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a teller might benefit from experience working directly with the public, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be a teller with little difficulty.
• Education- These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.
• Job Training- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.
• Examples- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include sheet metal workers, forest fire fighters, customer service representatives, pharmacy technicians, salespersons (retail), and tellers.

• Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels; and attach them to products.
• Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products, in order to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files.
• Compare product labels, tags, or tickets, shipping manifests, purchase orders, and bills of lading to verify accuracy of shipment contents, quality specifications, and/or weights.
• Count or estimate quantities of materials, parts, or products received or shipped.
• Weigh or measure materials, equipment, or products to maintain relevant records, using volume meters, scales, rules, and/or calipers.
• Communicate with customers and vendors to exchange information regarding products, materials, and services.
• Compute product totals and charges for shipments.
• Collect product samples and prepare them for laboratory analysis or testing.
• Unload or unpack incoming shipments.
• Operate scalehouse computers to obtain weight information about incoming shipments such as those from waste haulers.
• Fill orders for products and samples, following order tickets, and forward or mail items.
• Sort products or materials into predetermined sequences or groupings for display, packing, shipping, or storage.
• Signal or instruct other workers to weigh, move, or check products.
• Maintain financial records, such as accounts of daily collections and billings, and records of receipts issued.
• Store samples of finished products in labeled cartons and record their location.
• Remove from stock products or loads not meeting quality standards, and notify supervisors or appropriate departments of discrepancies or shortages.
• Maintain, monitor, and clean work areas, such as recycling collection sites, drop boxes, counters and windows, and areas around scale houses.
• Inspect incoming loads of waste to identify contents and to screen for the presence of specific regulated or hazardous wastes.
• Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts.
• Transport materials, products, or samples to processing, shipping, or storage areas, manually or using conveyors, pumps, or hand trucks.
• Prepare measurement tables and conversion charts, using standard formulas.
• Inspect products and examination records to determine the number of defects per worker and the reasons for examiners' rejections.

• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

• Conventional - Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
• First Interest High-Point - Primary-Rank Descriptiveness
• Realistic - Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

• Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
• Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
• Self Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
• Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
• Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
• Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.
• Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
• Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
• Social Orientation - Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
• Leadership - Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
• Analytical Thinking - Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.

• Moral Values - Workers on this job are never pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.
• Supervision, Human Relations - Workers on this job have supervisors who back up their workers with management.
• Support-Mean Extent - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
• Independence - Workers on this job do their work alone.
• Security - Workers on this job have steady employment.
• Company Policies and Practices - Workers on this job are treated fairly by the company.
• Supervision, Technical - Workers on this job have supervisors who train their workers well.
• Activity - Workers on this job are busy all the time.
• Co-workers - Workers on this job have co-workers who are easy to get along with.

Wage and salary data provided by:

• Bureau of Labor Statistics, Tennessee Department of Labor website
• TN Department of Labor & Workforce Development website
• Bureau of Economic Analysis website