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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers in Guam

Want to work as an Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers in Guam? Below are the key facts. 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.

What do Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Make in Guam?

For inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers working in Guam, the typical annual salary is $46,990 per year (or about $22.59/hour).Earnings range from $22,220 at the 10th percentile to $56,640 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$22,220	$10.68
25th percentile	$36,660	$17.63
Median (50th)	$46,990	$22.59
75th percentile	$55,520	$26.69
90th percentile	$56,640	$27.23

The job concentration index in Guam relative to the national average — is 0.16, meaning fewer inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers earn a median of $42,864 per year ($20.61/hour), above the Guam median.

Employment Outlook

Nationally, total employment in this occupation is 162,321 inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers nationwide. In Guam alone, approximately 40 people work in this role. That’s below the typical state, which employs around 7,330 inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.

Top States for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Employment

The table below shows the states where the most inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers work.

State	Number Employed
California	60,280
Texas	55,320
Ohio	31,010
Illinois	30,740
Michigan	29,370
Pennsylvania	23,100
Indiana	21,880
Florida	21,060
New York	20,540
Georgia	20,140
North Carolina	19,830
Wisconsin	17,750
Tennessee	17,530
South Carolina	14,900
Alabama	13,080
Kentucky	12,900
New Jersey	12,610
Washington	12,090
Missouri	12,080
Massachusetts	10,790

Highest-Paying States for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

These states pay the most for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.

State	Annual Median Salary
Alaska	$98,800
District of Columbia	$70,030
Wyoming	$59,930
Maryland	$58,710
Washington	$58,450
Montana	$57,520
Colorado	$56,370
Kansas	$55,930
Hawaii	$54,800
Connecticut	$54,230

Skills

The most important inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Important knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Top abilities for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Common tasks include:

• Discard or reject products, materials, or equipment not meeting specifications.
• Mark items with details, such as grade or acceptance-rejection status.
• Measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers.
• Notify supervisors or other personnel of production problems.
• Inspect, test, or measure materials, products, installations, or work for conformance to specifications.
• Write test or inspection reports describing results, recommendations, or needed repairs.
• Recommend necessary corrective actions, based on inspection results.
• Read dials or meters to verify that equipment is functioning at specified levels.
• Make minor adjustments to equipment, such as turning setscrews to calibrate instruments to required tolerances.
• Read blueprints, data, manuals, or other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures, adjustment methods, certification processes, formulas, or measuring instruments required.
• Monitor production operations or equipment to ensure conformance to specifications, making necessary process or assembly adjustments.
• Record inspection or test data, such as weights, temperatures, grades, or moisture content, and quantities inspected or graded.

Work Activities

• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Documenting/Recording Information
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Getting Information
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
• Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Handling and Moving Objects
• Processing Information

Tools & Technology

Software and systems commonly involved: Hot technologies: Apache Hive, Atlassian JIRA, Autodesk AutoCAD In-demand technologies: Microsoft Excel

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Several college majors map to this occupation:

• Quality Control Technology

Related Careers

Careers similar to inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers include:

• Mechanical Engineers
• Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
• Calibration Technologists and Technicians
• Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
• Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
• Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Also Known As

Abrasive Grader, Acid Tester, Air Box Tester, Air Conditioning Unit Tester (AC Unit Tester), Air Sampler, Air Value Tester, Aircraft Instrument Tester, Aircraft Launching and Arresting Systems Inspector, Aligning Inspector, Alloy Weigher, Aluminum Boat Inspector, Aluminum Container Tester, Ammunition Components Inspector, Ampoule Examiner, Ampoule Inspector.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 51-9061.00