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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.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
54/100
Moderate

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
49/100
Moderate

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence83/100
Task coverage89%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Weigh or measure materials, equipment, or products to maintain relevant records, using volume meters, scales, rules, or calipers.High
75
Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files.High
74
Compare product labels, tags, or tickets, shipping manifests, purchase orders, and bills of lading to verify accuracy of shipment contents, quality specifications, or weights.High
76
Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels and attach them to products.High
75
Count or estimate quantities of materials, parts, or products received or shipped.Medium
75
Sort products or materials into predetermined sequences or groupings for display, packing, shipping, or storage.Medium
75
Operate scalehouse computers to obtain weight information about incoming shipments such as those from waste haulers.Medium
71
Communicate with customers and vendors to exchange information regarding products, materials, and services.Medium
70
Inspect products and examination records to determine the number of defects per worker and the reasons for examiners' rejections.High
51
Store samples of finished products in labeled cartons and record their location.High
38
Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts.High
31
Fill orders for products and samples, following order tickets, and forward or mail items.Medium
33
Remove from stock products or loads not meeting quality standards, and notify supervisors or appropriate departments of discrepancies or shortages.High
17
Transport materials, products, or samples to processing, shipping, or storage areas, manually or using conveyors, pumps, or hand trucks.Medium
22
Signal or instruct other workers to weigh, move, or check products.High
18
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Compare product labels, tags, or tickets, shipping manifests, purchase orders, and bills of lading to verify accuracy of shipment contents, quality specifications, or weights.76
  2. Weigh or measure materials, equipment, or products to maintain relevant records, using volume meters, scales, rules, or calipers.75
  3. Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels and attach them to products.75
  4. Count or estimate quantities of materials, parts, or products received or shipped.75
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Remove from stock products or loads not meeting quality standards, and notify supervisors or appropriate departments of discrepancies or shortages.01
  2. Signal or instruct other workers to weigh, move, or check products.02
  3. Transport materials, products, or samples to processing, shipping, or storage areas, manually or using conveyors, pumps, or hand trucks.03
  4. Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts.04
  5. Fill orders for products and samples, following order tickets, and forward or mail items.05
Where else this work leads

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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency70
Physical dependency61
Adoption pressure60
Labour-market resilience62
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence83/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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