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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

51-9061 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

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.

National estimates for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Industry profile for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Geographic profile for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

National estimates for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
579,740 0.9 % $ 22.74 $ 47,290 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 14.40 $ 17.13 $ 21.11 $ 26.69 $ 33.22
Annual Wage (2) $ 29,950 $ 35,630 $ 43,900 $ 55,510 $ 69,100

Industry profile for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Employment Services 40,350 1.03 $ 17.63 $ 36,670
Plastics Product Manufacturing 31,780 5.19 $ 19.22 $ 39,980
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 30,230 1.91 $ 25.62 $ 53,300
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 22,350 4.11 $ 21.01 $ 43,700
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 22,280 4.67 $ 31.64 $ 65,810

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Apparel Knitting Mills 530 6.89 $ 13.50 $ 28,080
Fabric Mills 2,770 6.01 $ 17.38 $ 36,150
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills 1,420 5.84 $ 17.13 $ 35,640
Foundries 5,900 5.60 $ 22.51 $ 46,820
Plastics Product Manufacturing 31,780 5.19 $ 19.22 $ 39,980

Top paying industries for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Scheduled Air Transportation 240 0.05 $ 43.10 $ 89,650
Other Pipeline Transportation 40 0.52 $ 42.73 $ 88,880
Oil and Gas Extraction 140 0.14 $ 42.51 $ 88,420
Natural Gas Distribution 540 0.49 $ 42.23 $ 87,830
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas 380 1.22 $ 40.94 $ 85,160

Geographic profile for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 58,390 3.31 0.84 $ 24.66 $ 51,290
Texas 52,320 4.03 1.03 $ 22.53 $ 46,860
Illinois 32,750 5.57 1.42 $ 22.03 $ 45,820
Ohio 29,800 5.54 1.41 $ 21.97 $ 45,700
Michigan 28,540 6.72 1.71 $ 20.82 $ 43,300


Map of location quotient of inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Carolina 14,820 6.89 1.76 $ 20.53 $ 42,700
Michigan 28,540 6.72 1.71 $ 20.82 $ 43,300
Mississippi 7,450 6.58 1.68 $ 19.10 $ 39,720
Indiana 20,050 6.49 1.66 $ 22.33 $ 46,440
Wisconsin 17,780 6.31 1.61 $ 21.53 $ 44,780


Map of annual mean wages of inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 230 0.75 0.19 $ 33.59 $ 69,860
Washington 12,010 3.53 0.90 $ 30.20 $ 62,810
Hawaii 340 0.58 0.15 $ 29.63 $ 61,640
North Dakota 1,520 3.74 0.96 $ 29.25 $ 60,830
Wyoming 980 3.65 0.93 $ 28.19 $ 58,630



Map of employment of inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 22,910 5.19 1.32 $ 22.33 $ 46,450
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 20,940 3.43 0.88 $ 23.83 $ 49,570
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 17,170 1.87 0.48 $ 23.70 $ 49,290
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 15,620 4.10 1.05 $ 22.00 $ 45,750
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 14,910 4.88 1.24 $ 23.90 $ 49,700
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 12,140 6.50 1.66 $ 21.06 $ 43,810
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 9,670 3.55 0.90 $ 20.81 $ 43,280
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 8,250 3.05 0.78 $ 27.96 $ 58,160
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 7,850 3.85 0.98 $ 33.27 $ 69,200
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 7,800 2.82 0.72 $ 23.99 $ 49,900


Map of location quotient of inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 2,250 15.83 4.04 $ 21.89 $ 45,540
Sumter, SC 540 15.08 3.85 $ 20.28 $ 42,170
Dalton, GA 950 14.67 3.74 $ 18.42 $ 38,310
Jackson, MI 690 12.37 3.16 $ 20.26 $ 42,140
Janesville-Beloit, WI 780 11.85 3.02 $ 19.15 $ 39,840
Columbus, IN 580 11.77 3.00 $ 21.12 $ 43,920
Sheboygan, WI 680 11.63 2.97 $ 20.46 $ 42,550
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 1,770 11.58 2.95 $ 18.13 $ 37,710
Grand Island, NE 480 11.50 2.93 $ 21.38 $ 44,460
Mansfield, OH 550 11.45 2.92 $ 18.47 $ 38,430