How to hire weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
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[Job title] at [Company name] [City, State] · [Full-time / Part-time] · [Pay range] About the role [Two or three sentences about your team, the work and why it matters.] What you will do • Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels and attach them to products. • Collect product samples and prepare them for laboratory analysis or testing. • Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files. • Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts. • Maintain, monitor, and clean work areas, such as recycling collection sites, drop boxes, counters and windows, and areas around scale houses. • Signal or instruct other workers to weigh, move, or check products. • Weigh or measure materials, equipment, or products to maintain relevant records, using volume meters, scales, rules, or calipers. What you bring • [Required license, certification or years of experience, if any] • [Education, only if you truly need it. Typical to start in this job: High school diploma or equivalent] • Strong critical thinking, reading comprehension, monitoring, speaking and active listening skills • Working knowledge of production and processing and mathematics • [Anything else you would really turn someone away for] Pay and benefits [Pay range]. For reference, the U.S. median for this job is $22.30 an hour ($46,380 a year). [Benefits, schedule and anything else candidates should know.] How to apply [Apply on JAI Bot. Every applicant hears back.]
Interview questions for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
Ask every candidate the same questions, in the same order, and write down what they say. Questions about past work show what someone has actually done.
- Tell me about a time you had to collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels and attach them to products. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to collect product samples and prepare them for laboratory analysis or testing. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Describe a decision at work where the obvious answer was wrong. How did you work out the better choice?
- Tell me about written instructions, a policy or a manual you had to follow closely. How did you make sure you followed it correctly?
- How do you keep track of your own work quality during a busy shift or week? Give an example of catching a problem early.
- Why this job, and why now? What would make you stay here for the long term?
Good answers name a real situation, what the person did themselves and what happened. Avoid questions about age, family plans, religion, health, national origin or anything else unrelated to the job.
What weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping do
- Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels and attach them to products.
- Collect product samples and prepare them for laboratory analysis or testing.
- Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files.
- Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts.
- Maintain, monitor, and clean work areas, such as recycling collection sites, drop boxes, counters and windows, and areas around scale houses.
- Signal or instruct other workers to weigh, move, or check products.
- Weigh or measure materials, equipment, or products to maintain relevant records, using volume meters, scales, rules, or calipers.
Skills that matter most
Education, experience and outlook for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
- Typical education to start: High school diploma or equivalent (BLS)
- Related work experience most have: 1 to 3 months (O*NET)
- Training on the job: Short-term on-the-job training (BLS)
- Job outlook: -4.8% over ten years, declining · about 4,700 openings a year (BLS)
What to pay weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
Pay depends a lot on where the job is. Highest and lowest median yearly pay by state:
| State | Median yearly pay |
|---|---|
| Indiana | $57,210 |
| Oregon | $54,500 |
| Pennsylvania | $49,480 |
| Kentucky | $49,140 |
| Nebraska | $49,090 |
| North Carolina | $43,680 |
| Mississippi | $38,900 |
| Oklahoma | $37,350 |
See weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping pay in every state
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Post a job freePay by areaJob duties and skills: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2025. Interview questions and the job description template: JAI Bot, based on the duties and skills above.