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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 4.8% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #480 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -4.8% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $46,380 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 53,600 in the US, with about 4,700 openings a year
The work, 19 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Inspect completed work or finished products16%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipment8%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,656 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain operational records8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Mark materials or objects for identification6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Inspect characteristics or conditions of materials or products6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,462 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
Still yours: Signal others to coordinate work activities6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI helps with this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,065 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Collect samples of products or materials5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare specimens or materials for testing5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Stock supplies or products4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Explain technical details of products or services3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 43 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Sort materials or products3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Package objects3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Process shipments or mail3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Move materials, equipment, or supplies3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Load products, materials, or equipment for transportation or further processing2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Operate computer systems or computerized equipment2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 92 Copilot conversations and completed it 71% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 95 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 4,700 openings a year as people retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
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- Shares 30% of the workButchers and Meat Cutters0% AI does, against 11% here+2.4% by 2035 · $40,140 · No formal credential
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Work front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.09, higher than 30% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 43-5111 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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