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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

43-5111 Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

Weigh, measure, and check materials, supplies, and equipment for the purpose of keeping relevant records. Duties are primarily clerical by nature. Includes workers who collect and keep record of samples of products or materials. Excludes “Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers” (51-9061).


National estimates for Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Industry profile for Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Geographic profile for Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

National estimates for Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
51,250 2.2 % $ 21.27 $ 44,240 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 15.60 $ 17.71 $ 20.80 $ 24.08 $ 27.43
Annual Wage (2) $ 32,440 $ 36,830 $ 43,270 $ 50,080 $ 57,050


Industry profile for Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Warehousing and Storage 12,990 0.68 $ 24.12 $ 50,170
Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) 4,220 0.14 $ 20.07 $ 41,740
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 3,500 0.23 $ 19.86 $ 41,320
Other Support Services 3,500 1.07 $ 18.13 $ 37,710
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) 2,500 0.25 $ 20.85 $ 43,360

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 2,240 2.26 $ 20.26 $ 42,140
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers 760 1.08 $ 17.52 $ 36,440
Waste Treatment and Disposal 1,090 1.08 $ 20.29 $ 42,200
Other Support Services 3,500 1.07 $ 18.13 $ 37,710
Warehousing and Storage 12,990 0.68 $ 24.12 $ 50,170

Top paying industries for Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 60 0.02 $ 33.70 $ 70,100
Building Finishing Contractors 50 0.01 $ 29.21 $ 60,750
Telecommunications 100 0.02 $ 28.45 $ 59,180
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 40 0.01 $ 27.85 $ 57,930
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 60 0.01 $ 27.46 $ 57,120


Geographic profile for Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping:

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



Map of employment of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 10,740 0.60 1.77 $ 21.89 $ 45,520
Texas 5,010 0.37 1.09 $ 20.53 $ 42,690
Florida 2,760 0.29 0.85 $ 20.01 $ 41,620
Ohio 2,640 0.48 1.43 $ 19.95 $ 41,500
New York 2,030 0.22 0.64 $ 22.41 $ 46,610


Map of location quotient of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Maine 480 0.76 2.27 $ 18.52 $ 38,520
Arkansas 850 0.67 1.98 $ 20.17 $ 41,950
Mississippi 730 0.64 1.88 $ 17.68 $ 36,770
South Carolina 1,360 0.61 1.82 $ 21.71 $ 45,160
California 10,740 0.60 1.77 $ 21.89 $ 45,520


Map of annual mean wages of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 310 0.18 0.54 $ 25.64 $ 53,320
Wisconsin 490 0.17 0.50 $ 24.28 $ 50,490
Minnesota 400 0.14 0.41 $ 23.45 $ 48,780
Washington 650 0.19 0.55 $ 23.31 $ 48,490
Pennsylvania 1,610 0.27 0.80 $ 23.24 $ 48,340



Map of employment of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,870 0.46 1.37 $ 20.00 $ 41,590
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 2,810 1.69 5.00 $ 23.90 $ 49,710
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 2,110 0.22 0.66 $ 22.55 $ 46,910
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,030 0.51 1.51 $ 22.07 $ 45,910
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,060 0.24 0.70 $ 22.99 $ 47,820
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 1,050 0.97 2.88 $ 23.73 $ 49,360
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 980 0.31 0.92 $ 21.19 $ 44,080
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 970 0.34 1.02 $ 21.30 $ 44,300
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 880 0.36 1.07 $ 24.45 $ 50,850
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 770 0.27 0.80 $ 23.52 $ 48,920


Map of location quotient of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Harrisonburg, VA 160 2.48 7.35 $ 19.69 $ 40,950
Spartanburg, SC 320 1.99 5.90 $ 20.56 $ 42,770
Stockton-Lodi, CA 520 1.88 5.56 $ 24.15 $ 50,240
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 2,810 1.69 5.00 $ 23.90 $ 49,710
Jonesboro, AR 90 1.45 4.31 $ 18.14 $ 37,730
Winchester, VA-WV 70 1.11 3.28 $ 23.49 $ 48,870
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 50 0.99 2.93 $ 19.08 $ 39,690
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 1,050 0.97 2.88 $ 23.73 $ 49,360
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 130 0.97 2.87 $ 20.73 $ 43,120
Bakersfield, CA 320 0.96 2.84 $ 21.36 $ 44,430


Map of annual mean wages of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping by area, May 2023


Top paying metropolitan areas for Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 70 0.17 0.51 $ 28.89 $ 60,080
Lynchburg, VA 30 0.34 1.01 $ 28.09 $ 58,420
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 250 0.68 2.01 $ 28.08 $ 58,400
Midland, TX 40 0.33 0.99 $ 26.92 $ 56,000
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 290 0.79 2.34 $ 26.68 $ 55,490
Cheyenne, WY 30 0.73 2.17 $ 26.45 $ 55,010
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 30 0.28 0.82 $ 26.08 $ 54,240
New Haven, CT 60 0.19 0.56 $ 25.54 $ 53,130
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 190 0.10 0.30 $ 25.19 $ 52,390
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 80 0.10 0.31 $ 24.92 $ 51,830

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 270 0.69 2.03 $ 17.72 $ 36,870
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 220 1.16 3.43 $ 21.57 $ 44,860
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 220 0.89 2.63 $ 18.47 $ 38,410
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 190 1.02 3.01 $ 18.57 $ 38,620
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 170 1.15 3.40 $ 19.35 $ 40,240

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 110 1.20 3.55 $ 18.19 $ 37,830
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 220 1.16 3.43 $ 21.57 $ 44,860
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 170 1.15 3.40 $ 19.35 $ 40,240
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 70 1.11 3.29 $ 23.34 $ 48,540
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 190 1.02 3.01 $ 18.57 $ 38,620

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 70 0.54 1.59 $ 24.26 $ 50,460
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 60 0.46 1.38 $ 23.99 $ 49,890
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 50 0.58 1.71 $ 23.68 $ 49,250
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 40 0.35 1.03 $ 23.63 $ 49,140
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area 90 0.60 1.77 $ 23.57 $ 49,020


About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024