Human edge, steady

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.

AI Resistance Index 30 of 99

Changing faster than most: more resilient than 30% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is low (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it moderate), and US jobs are projected to change by -4.8% by 2035, expected to shrink.

AI struggles with much of this work. Hiring is expected to grow slower than average, or to shrink.

Median pay (2025): $46,380
Job growth to 2035: -4.8%
Openings a year: 4,700
People doing it (2025): 53,600
Usual route in: High school diploma, then short on-the-job training

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Where people already use AI for this work

Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipment
Communicate with others about operational plans or activities
Inspect characteristics or conditions of materials or products

From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).

Work AI rarely helps with

Inspect completed work or finished products
Maintain operational records
Mark materials or objects for identification

What the work looks like

Compare product labels, tags, or tickets, shipping manifests, purchase orders, and bills of lading to verify accuracy of shipment contents, quality specifications, or weights.
Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files.
Weigh or measure materials, equipment, or products to maintain relevant records, using volume meters, scales, rules, or calipers.
Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels and attach them to products.
Remove from stock products or loads not meeting quality standards, and notify supervisors or appropriate departments of discrepancies or shortages.

From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.

What the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects

Fewer of these jobs, as businesses increase use of process automation systems and integrate more activities into these systems.

Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook

Couriers and messengersHuman edge, growing, Index 66, +8.0%
Food preparation and serving related workers, all otherHuman edge, growing, Index 78, +5.5%
Cooks, all otherHuman edge, growing, Index 77, +5.2%
Parking attendantsHuman edge, steady, Index 58, +2.0%

Also known as: Fluid Operator, Inventory Specialist, Quality Assurance Inspector (QA Inspector), Temperature Taker, Cycle Counter, Scale Operator, Supply Clerk.

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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.