AI Career Radar

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

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.

AI exposure39 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation29
Freedom to set tasks75
Repeating the same tasks66
$48,570Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+2.5%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (about average)BLS Employment Projections
49Skill durability (fragile)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Critical Thinking
63
56
Active Listening
63
53
Speaking
63
53
Judgment and Decision Making
63
53
Monitoring
63
50
Coordination
62
47
Complex Problem Solving
62
47
Active Learning
62
35
Reading Comprehension
61
53
Time Management
61
50
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
56
Social Perceptiveness
60
47
Learning Strategies
58
25
Instructing
58
25
Systems Analysis
57
28
Service Orientation
56
35
Systems Evaluation
56
28
Persuasion
54
31
Mathematics
53
41
Negotiation
52
28
Science
52
16
Management of Personnel Resources
50
28
Operations Analysis
49
25
Installation
48
0
Quality Control Analysis
47
69
Troubleshooting
47
31
Equipment Selection
47
25
Management of Material Resources
47
22
Equipment Maintenance
47
19
Management of Financial Resources
47
19
Technology Design
47
16
Operations Monitoring
46
50
Repairing
46
16
Programming
45
13
Operation and Control
43
47

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

85/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$120,230
10-yr growth
+34.6%
Skill gap
25%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Active Learning, Learning Strategies, Instructing, Systems Analysis

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
23%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Active Learning, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening

#3Physical Therapist AssistantsHealthcare Support
80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$68,380
10-yr growth
+23%
Skill gap
20%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Instructing, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Active Learning

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
20%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Installation, Troubleshooting, Active Learning, Monitoring

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
24%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Systems Evaluation

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$72,300
10-yr growth
+21.5%
Skill gap
24%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Learning Strategies, Instructing, Social Perceptiveness

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.