Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 576,950 |
0.7 % |
$20.67 |
$43,000 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.85 |
$14.61 |
$18.82 |
$24.99 |
$31.86 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$24,660 |
$30,390 |
$39,140 |
$51,990 |
$66,260 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Employment Services |
43,800 |
1.19 |
$17.24 |
$35,850 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
28,880 |
1.93 |
$22.83 |
$47,480 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing |
25,650 |
4.32 |
$17.91 |
$37,260 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing |
24,570 |
4.08 |
$20.09 |
$41,790 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
23,450 |
4.50 |
$29.35 |
$61,040 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Scheduled Air Transportation |
370 |
0.08 |
$43.68 |
$90,840 |
| Other Pipeline Transportation |
140 |
1.71 |
$35.96 |
$74,790 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
1,060 |
0.27 |
$33.91 |
$70,540 |
| Natural Gas Distribution |
770 |
0.70 |
$32.57 |
$67,750 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
120 |
0.03 |
$32.45 |
$67,500 |
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
58,360 |
3.36 |
0.85 |
$21.84 |
$45,420 |
| Texas |
52,250 |
4.20 |
1.07 |
$20.96 |
$43,590 |
| Michigan |
32,890 |
7.57 |
1.93 |
$17.96 |
$37,360 |
| Ohio |
32,450 |
5.96 |
1.52 |
$20.60 |
$42,840 |
| Illinois |
29,730 |
4.93 |
1.26 |
$20.12 |
$41,850 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Michigan |
32,890 |
7.57 |
1.93 |
$17.96 |
$37,360 |
| South Carolina |
14,060 |
6.67 |
1.70 |
$19.12 |
$39,770 |
| Indiana |
20,330 |
6.61 |
1.68 |
$19.59 |
$40,740 |
| Kentucky |
12,090 |
6.38 |
1.62 |
$19.44 |
$40,440 |
| Alabama |
12,380 |
6.27 |
1.60 |
$16.96 |
$35,280 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
220 |
0.68 |
0.17 |
$38.80 |
$80,710 |
| District of Columbia |
80 |
0.11 |
0.03 |
$30.65 |
$63,760 |
| Washington |
12,510 |
3.77 |
0.96 |
$29.09 |
$60,510 |
| Wyoming |
1,150 |
4.22 |
1.07 |
$26.56 |
$55,240 |
| Connecticut |
8,100 |
4.87 |
1.24 |
$25.81 |
$53,680 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
23,840 |
3.82 |
0.97 |
$21.21 |
$44,110 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
22,010 |
4.71 |
1.20 |
$20.35 |
$42,330 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
20,240 |
2.10 |
0.53 |
$21.40 |
$44,510 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
16,740 |
5.49 |
1.40 |
$21.57 |
$44,860 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
15,740 |
7.95 |
2.02 |
$18.36 |
$38,200 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
14,930 |
4.08 |
1.04 |
$20.48 |
$42,600 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
10,550 |
3.85 |
0.98 |
$17.99 |
$37,410 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
8,760 |
4.33 |
1.10 |
$32.11 |
$66,790 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
7,560 |
3.83 |
0.98 |
$22.07 |
$45,900 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
7,470 |
2.67 |
0.68 |
$24.65 |
$51,260 |
United States Department of Labor
