Headline risk
10%
Low RiskInspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
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.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 2% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 47,460
Employment 2024
598.0K
Projected Change (2024–34)
0.0%
Openings (2024–34)
69.9K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of quality control inspectors is projected to decline 0 percent from 2024 to 2034.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Discard or reject products, materials, or equipment not meeting specifications. AI use: 0%
- 2. Inspect, test, or measure materials, products, installations, or work for conformance to specifications. AI use: 0%
- 3. Notify supervisors or other personnel of production problems. AI use: 0%
- 4. Measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers. AI use: 0%
- 5. Mark items with details, such as grade or acceptance-rejection status. AI use: 0%
- 6. Read blueprints, data, manuals, or other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures, adjustment methods, certification processes, formulas, or measuring instruments required. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 41.9 · 737K employed
Under 25: 13% · 25–54: 64% · 55+: 22%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Quality control inspectors examine products and materials for defects or deviations from specifications.
Many quality control inspectors work in manufacturing. Most work full time, and overtime may be required to meet production deadlines.
Quality control inspectors typically need a high school diploma to enter the occupation and receive on-the-job training once employed.
The median annual wage for quality control inspectors was $47,460 in May 2024.
Employment of quality control inspectors is projected to decline 0 percent from 2024 to 2034.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.