Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

Job Description: 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.

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping spend a lot of their time Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships. They are naturally good at Oral Comprehension, Near Vision, Oral Expression, and Selective Attention. Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping are typically characterized as being Conventional and Realistic. They are usually very knowledgable about Customer and Personal Service, Clerical, and Education and Training and are skilled at Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking.

Work Activities

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  
Processing Information
  
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  
Interacting With Computers
  
Analyzing Data or Information
  
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
  
Documenting/Recording Information
  
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
  
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
  
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
  
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
  
Handling and Moving Objects
  
Getting Information
  
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
  
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  
Performing Administrative Activities
  
Performing General Physical Activities
  
Scheduling Work and Activities
  
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
  
Training and Teaching Others
  
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
  
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
  
Developing and Building Teams
  
Developing Objectives and Strategies
  
Thinking Creatively
  
Controlling Machines and Processes
  
Coaching and Developing Others
  
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
  
Selling or Influencing Others
  
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
  
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
  
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
  
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
  
Assisting and Caring for Others
  
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
  

Abilities

Oral Comprehension
  
Near Vision
  
Oral Expression
  
Selective Attention
  
Speech Recognition
  
Category Flexibility
  
Written Comprehension
  
Problem Sensitivity
  
Flexibility of Closure
  
Information Ordering
  
Deductive Reasoning
  
Far Vision
  
Written Expression
  
Inductive Reasoning
  
Finger Dexterity
  
Perceptual Speed
  
Auditory Attention
  
Trunk Strength
  
Mathematical Reasoning
  
Speech Clarity
  
Number Facility
  
Speed of Closure
  
Reaction Time
  
Time Sharing
  
Memorization
  
Visual Color Discrimination
  
Arm-Hand Steadiness
  
Control Precision
  
Manual Dexterity
  
Visualization
  
Gross Body Coordination
  
Stamina
  
Originality
  
Fluency of Ideas
  
Hearing Sensitivity
  
Multilimb Coordination
  
Static Strength
  
Speed of Limb Movement
  
Extent Flexibility
  
Dynamic Strength
  
Gross Body Equilibrium
  

Interests

Conventional
  
Realistic
  
Enterprising
  
Investigative
  
Social
  
Artistic
  

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service
  
Clerical
  
Education and Training
  
English Language
  
Mathematics
  
Production and Processing
  
Computers and Electronics
  
Administration and Management
  
Public Safety and Security
  
Transportation
  
Communications and Media
  
Personnel and Human Resources
  
Law and Government
  
Sales and Marketing
  
Food Production
  
Geography
  
Psychology
  
Engineering and Technology
  
Foreign Language
  
Telecommunications
  
Chemistry
  
Economics and Accounting
  
Mechanical
  

Wages

West Virginia
$35,990  
 
Massachusetts
$35,650  
 
New Hampshire
$33,090  
 
Wyoming
$32,770  
 
Minnesota
$32,400  
 
New Jersey
$32,020  
 
Alaska
$31,700  
 
Missouri
$31,240  
 
Wisconsin
$31,060  
 
Maryland
$31,020  
 
Illinois
$30,980  
 
Pennsylvania
$30,870  
 
Rhode Island
$30,640  
 
Colorado
$30,420  
 
Hawaii
$30,270  
 
Ohio
$29,820  
 
Vermont
$29,640  
 
Washington
$29,540  
 
Tennessee
$29,320  
 
Utah
$29,300  
 
Indiana
$28,770  
 
New Mexico
$28,720  
 
Connecticut
$28,700  
 
Montana
$28,490  
 
Iowa
$28,060  
 
North Dakota
$28,000  
 
Virginia
$27,750  
 
South Dakota
$27,720  
 
Nebraska
$27,530  
 
Georgia
$27,510  
 
Michigan
$27,320  
 
New York
$27,270  
 
South Carolina
$27,220  
 
Arizona
$26,650  
 
District of Columbia
$25,950  
 
Texas
$25,930  
 
Louisiana
$25,930  
 
North Carolina
$25,880  
 
Florida
$25,780  
 
Kansas
$25,740  
 
Delaware
$25,720  
 
Nevada
$25,430  
 
Alabama
$25,350  
 
California
$24,730  
 
Oregon
$24,550  
 
Guam
$24,350  
 
Oklahoma
$23,970  
 
Kentucky
$23,850  
 
Idaho
$23,600  
 
Arkansas
$22,880  
 
Maine
$21,920  
 
Mississippi
$21,750  
 
Puerto Rico
$21,240  
 

Skills

Reading Comprehension
  
Critical Thinking
  
Writing
  
Coordination
  
Monitoring
  
Active Listening
  
Speaking
  
Active Learning
  
Social Perceptiveness
  
Mathematics
  
Service Orientation
  
Time Management
  
Complex Problem Solving
  
Judgment and Decision Making
  
Quality Control Analysis
  
Learning Strategies
  
Management of Personnel Resources
  
Systems Analysis
  
Instructing
  
Persuasion
  
Negotiation
  
Systems Evaluation
  
Operation Monitoring
  
Programming
  
Operations Analysis
  
Science
  

Work Values

Relationships
  
Support
  
Independence
  
Working Conditions
  
Achievement
  
Recognition
  

Work Styles

Dependability
  
Attention to Detail
  
Independence
  
Stress Tolerance
  
Self Control
  
Cooperation
  
Adaptability/Flexibility
  
Integrity
  
Concern for Others
  
Initiative
  
Persistence
  
Social Orientation
  
Leadership
  
Analytical Thinking
  
Achievement/Effort
  
Innovation
  

Related University Degree Programs

Work Context

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Time Pressure
  
Contact With Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Telephone
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Electronic Mail
  
Consequence of Error
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Letters and Memos
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Physical Proximity
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Level of Competition
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Duration of Typical Work Week
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Degree of Automation
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Work Schedules
  
Public Speaking
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  

-40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-A lot of freedom-

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  

-About half the time-

Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  

-Completely automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Constant contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others about half the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others most of the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Continually or almost continually-

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  

-Every day-

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Telephone
  
Time Pressure
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Electronic Mail
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Letters and Memos
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Public Speaking
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  

-Extremely competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Extremely important-

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Extremely serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Fairly important-

Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Fairly serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-High responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Highly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Highly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-I don't work near other people (beyond 100 ft.)-

Physical Proximity
  

-I work with others but not closely (e.g., private office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Important-

Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  

-Important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Irregular (changes with weather conditions, production demands, or contract duration)-

Work Schedules
  

-Less than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-Less than half the time-

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Sitting
  

-Limited freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Limited responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Minor results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderate responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Moderate results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderately automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Moderately close (at arm's length)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Moderately competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-More than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-More than half the time-

Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  

-Never-

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Public Speaking
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Electronic Mail
  
Letters and Memos
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Telephone
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Time Pressure
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  

-No contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-No freedom-

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  

-No responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-No results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Not at all automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Not at all competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Not important at all-

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  

-Not serious at all-

Consequence of Error
  

-Occasional contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Once a month or more but not every week-

Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Telephone
  
Time Pressure
  
Letters and Memos
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Electronic Mail
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  

-Once a week or more but not every day-

Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Letters and Memos
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Electronic Mail
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Time Pressure
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Telephone
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Public Speaking
  

-Once a year or more but not every month-

Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Letters and Memos
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Electronic Mail
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Time Pressure
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Telephone
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  

-Regular (established routine, set schedule)-

Work Schedules
  

-Seasonal (only during certain times of the year)-

Work Schedules
  

-Serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Slightly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Slightly close (e.g., shared office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Slightly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Some freedom-

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  

-Very close (near touching)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Very high responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Very important-

Work With Work Group or Team
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Very important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Very little freedom-

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  

-Very serious-

Consequence of Error
  

Task Ratings

- Importance Core-

Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels; and attach them to products.
  
Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products, in order to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files.
  
Compare product labels, tags, or tickets, shipping manifests, purchase orders, and bills of lading to verify accuracy of shipment contents, quality specifications, and/or weights.
  
Count or estimate quantities of materials, parts, or products received or shipped.
  
Weigh or measure materials, equipment, or products to maintain relevant records, using volume meters, scales, rules, and/or calipers.
  

- Importance Supplemental-

Communicate with customers and vendors to exchange information regarding products, materials, and services.
  
Compute product totals and charges for shipments.
  
Collect product samples and prepare them for laboratory analysis or testing.
  
Unload or unpack incoming shipments.
  
Operate scalehouse computers to obtain weight information about incoming shipments such as those from waste haulers.
  
Fill orders for products and samples, following order tickets, and forward or mail items.
  
Sort products or materials into predetermined sequences or groupings for display, packing, shipping, or storage.
  
Maintain financial records, such as accounts of daily collections and billings, and records of receipts issued.
  
Signal or instruct other workers to weigh, move, or check products.
  
Store samples of finished products in labeled cartons and record their location.
  
Remove from stock products or loads not meeting quality standards, and notify supervisors or appropriate departments of discrepancies or shortages.
  
Maintain, monitor, and clean work areas, such as recycling collection sites, drop boxes, counters and windows, and areas around scale houses.
  
Inspect incoming loads of waste to identify contents and to screen for the presence of specific regulated or hazardous wastes.
  
Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts.
  
Transport materials, products, or samples to processing, shipping, or storage areas, manually or using conveyors, pumps, or hand trucks.
  
Prepare measurement tables and conversion charts, using standard formulas.
  
Inspect products and examination records to determine the number of defects per worker and the reasons for examiners' rejections.
  

- Relevance of Task Core-

Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products, in order to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files.
  
Count or estimate quantities of materials, parts, or products received or shipped.
  
Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels; and attach them to products.
  
Weigh or measure materials, equipment, or products to maintain relevant records, using volume meters, scales, rules, and/or calipers.
  
Compare product labels, tags, or tickets, shipping manifests, purchase orders, and bills of lading to verify accuracy of shipment contents, quality specifications, and/or weights.
  

- Relevance of Task Supplemental-

Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts.
  
Collect product samples and prepare them for laboratory analysis or testing.
  
Communicate with customers and vendors to exchange information regarding products, materials, and services.
  
Signal or instruct other workers to weigh, move, or check products.
  
Remove from stock products or loads not meeting quality standards, and notify supervisors or appropriate departments of discrepancies or shortages.
  
Sort products or materials into predetermined sequences or groupings for display, packing, shipping, or storage.
  
Fill orders for products and samples, following order tickets, and forward or mail items.
  
Inspect products and examination records to determine the number of defects per worker and the reasons for examiners' rejections.
  
Store samples of finished products in labeled cartons and record their location.
  
Unload or unpack incoming shipments.
  
Maintain, monitor, and clean work areas, such as recycling collection sites, drop boxes, counters and windows, and areas around scale houses.
  
Maintain financial records, such as accounts of daily collections and billings, and records of receipts issued.
  
Transport materials, products, or samples to processing, shipping, or storage areas, manually or using conveyors, pumps, or hand trucks.
  
Compute product totals and charges for shipments.
  
Operate scalehouse computers to obtain weight information about incoming shipments such as those from waste haulers.
  
Inspect incoming loads of waste to identify contents and to screen for the presence of specific regulated or hazardous wastes.
  
Prepare measurement tables and conversion charts, using standard formulas.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products, in order to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files.
  
Compare product labels, tags, or tickets, shipping manifests, purchase orders, and bills of lading to verify accuracy of shipment contents, quality specifications, and/or weights.
  
Weigh or measure materials, equipment, or products to maintain relevant records, using volume meters, scales, rules, and/or calipers.
  
Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels; and attach them to products.
  
Count or estimate quantities of materials, parts, or products received or shipped.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

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.
  
Store samples of finished products in labeled cartons and record their location.
  
Inspect products and examination records to determine the number of defects per worker and the reasons for examiners' rejections.
  
Transport materials, products, or samples to processing, shipping, or storage areas, manually or using conveyors, pumps, or hand trucks.
  
Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts.
  
Maintain financial records, such as accounts of daily collections and billings, and records of receipts issued.
  
Sort products or materials into predetermined sequences or groupings for display, packing, shipping, or storage.
  
Collect product samples and prepare them for laboratory analysis or testing.
  
Prepare measurement tables and conversion charts, using standard formulas.
  
Remove from stock products or loads not meeting quality standards, and notify supervisors or appropriate departments of discrepancies or shortages.
  
Compute product totals and charges for shipments.
  
Communicate with customers and vendors to exchange information regarding products, materials, and services.
  
Operate scalehouse computers to obtain weight information about incoming shipments such as those from waste haulers.
  
Fill orders for products and samples, following order tickets, and forward or mail items.
  
Unload or unpack incoming shipments.
  
Inspect incoming loads of waste to identify contents and to screen for the presence of specific regulated or hazardous wastes.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels; and attach them to products.
  
Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products, in order 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, and/or calipers.
  
Count or estimate quantities of materials, parts, or products received or shipped.
  
Compare product labels, tags, or tickets, shipping manifests, purchase orders, and bills of lading to verify accuracy of shipment contents, quality specifications, and/or weights.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Communicate with customers and vendors to exchange information regarding products, materials, and services.
  
Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts.
  
Collect product samples and prepare them for laboratory analysis or testing.
  
Fill orders for products and samples, following order tickets, and forward or mail items.
  
Prepare measurement tables and conversion charts, using standard formulas.
  
Sort products or materials into predetermined sequences or groupings for display, packing, shipping, or storage.
  
Inspect products and examination records to determine the number of defects per worker and the reasons for examiners' rejections.
  
Store samples of finished products in labeled cartons and record their location.
  
Transport materials, products, or samples to processing, shipping, or storage areas, manually or using conveyors, pumps, or hand trucks.
  
Maintain financial records, such as accounts of daily collections and billings, and records of receipts issued.
  
Signal or instruct other workers to weigh, move, or check products.
  
Operate scalehouse computers to obtain weight information about incoming shipments such as those from waste haulers.
  
Unload or unpack incoming shipments.
  
Maintain, monitor, and clean work areas, such as recycling collection sites, drop boxes, counters and windows, and areas around scale houses.
  
Inspect incoming loads of waste to identify contents and to screen for the presence of specific regulated or hazardous wastes.
  
Compute product totals and charges for shipments.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Compare product labels, tags, or tickets, shipping manifests, purchase orders, and bills of lading to verify accuracy of shipment contents, quality specifications, and/or weights.
  
Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products, in order 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, and/or calipers.
  
Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels; and attach them to products.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Remove from stock products or loads not meeting quality standards, and notify supervisors or appropriate departments of discrepancies or shortages.
  
Prepare measurement tables and conversion charts, using standard formulas.
  
Store samples of finished products in labeled cartons and record their location.
  
Maintain, monitor, and clean work areas, such as recycling collection sites, drop boxes, counters and windows, and areas around scale houses.
  
Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts.
  
Operate scalehouse computers to obtain weight information about incoming shipments such as those from waste haulers.
  
Communicate with customers and vendors to exchange information regarding products, materials, and services.
  
Sort products or materials into predetermined sequences or groupings for display, packing, shipping, or storage.
  
Transport materials, products, or samples to processing, shipping, or storage areas, manually or using conveyors, pumps, or hand trucks.
  
Inspect products and examination records to determine the number of defects per worker and the reasons for examiners' rejections.
  
Fill orders for products and samples, following order tickets, and forward or mail items.
  
Signal or instruct other workers to weigh, move, or check products.
  
Unload or unpack incoming shipments.
  
Maintain financial records, such as accounts of daily collections and billings, and records of receipts issued.
  
Inspect incoming loads of waste to identify contents and to screen for the presence of specific regulated or hazardous wastes.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Count or estimate quantities of materials, parts, or products received or shipped.
  
Compare product labels, tags, or tickets, shipping manifests, purchase orders, and bills of lading to verify accuracy of shipment contents, quality specifications, and/or weights.
  
Weigh or measure materials, equipment, or products to maintain relevant records, using volume meters, scales, rules, and/or calipers.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Prepare measurement tables and conversion charts, using standard formulas.
  
Unload or unpack incoming shipments.
  
Remove from stock products or loads not meeting quality standards, and notify supervisors or appropriate departments of discrepancies or shortages.
  
Signal or instruct other workers to weigh, move, or check products.
  
Maintain, monitor, and clean work areas, such as recycling collection sites, drop boxes, counters and windows, and areas around scale houses.
  
Maintain financial records, such as accounts of daily collections and billings, and records of receipts issued.
  
Inspect products and examination records to determine the number of defects per worker and the reasons for examiners' rejections.
  
Collect product samples and prepare them for laboratory analysis or testing.
  
Compute product totals and charges for shipments.
  
Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts.
  
Operate scalehouse computers to obtain weight information about incoming shipments such as those from waste haulers.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Count or estimate quantities of materials, parts, or products received or shipped.
  
Weigh or measure materials, equipment, or products to maintain relevant records, using volume meters, scales, rules, and/or calipers.
  
Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels; and attach them to products.
  
Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products, in order to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files.
  
Compare product labels, tags, or tickets, shipping manifests, purchase orders, and bills of lading to verify accuracy of shipment contents, quality specifications, and/or weights.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Prepare measurement tables and conversion charts, using standard formulas.
  
Unload or unpack incoming shipments.
  
Fill orders for products and samples, following order tickets, and forward or mail items.
  
Remove from stock products or loads not meeting quality standards, and notify supervisors or appropriate departments of discrepancies or shortages.
  
Inspect products and examination records to determine the number of defects per worker and the reasons for examiners' rejections.
  
Maintain financial records, such as accounts of daily collections and billings, and records of receipts issued.
  
Compute product totals and charges for shipments.
  
Sort products or materials into predetermined sequences or groupings for display, packing, shipping, or storage.
  
Communicate with customers and vendors to exchange information regarding products, materials, and services.
  
Collect product samples and prepare them for laboratory analysis or testing.
  
Transport materials, products, or samples to processing, shipping, or storage areas, manually or using conveyors, pumps, or hand trucks.
  
Maintain, monitor, and clean work areas, such as recycling collection sites, drop boxes, counters and windows, and areas around scale houses.
  
Inspect incoming loads of waste to identify contents and to screen for the presence of specific regulated or hazardous wastes.
  
Store samples of finished products in labeled cartons and record their location.
  
Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts.
  
Operate scalehouse computers to obtain weight information about incoming shipments such as those from waste haulers.
  
Signal or instruct other workers to weigh, move, or check products.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Weigh or measure materials, equipment, or products to maintain relevant records, using volume meters, scales, rules, and/or calipers.
  
Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels; and attach them to products.
  
Count or estimate quantities of materials, parts, or products received or shipped.
  
Compare product labels, tags, or tickets, shipping manifests, purchase orders, and bills of lading to verify accuracy of shipment contents, quality specifications, and/or weights.
  
Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products, in order to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Compute product totals and charges for shipments.
  
Collect product samples and prepare them for laboratory analysis or testing.
  
Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts.
  
Fill orders for products and samples, following order tickets, and forward or mail items.
  
Sort products or materials into predetermined sequences or groupings for display, packing, shipping, or storage.
  
Inspect products and examination records to determine the number of defects per worker and the reasons for examiners' rejections.
  
Prepare measurement tables and conversion charts, using standard formulas.
  
Remove from stock products or loads not meeting quality standards, and notify supervisors or appropriate departments of discrepancies or shortages.
  
Store samples of finished products in labeled cartons and record their location.
  
Communicate with customers and vendors to exchange information regarding products, materials, and services.
  
Transport materials, products, or samples to processing, shipping, or storage areas, manually or using conveyors, pumps, or hand trucks.
  
Signal or instruct other workers to weigh, move, or check products.
  
Maintain, monitor, and clean work areas, such as recycling collection sites, drop boxes, counters and windows, and areas around scale houses.
  
Inspect incoming loads of waste to identify contents and to screen for the presence of specific regulated or hazardous wastes.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Compare product labels, tags, or tickets, shipping manifests, purchase orders, and bills of lading to verify accuracy of shipment contents, quality specifications, and/or weights.
  
Count or estimate quantities of materials, parts, or products received or shipped.
  
Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products, in order to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files.
  
Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels; and attach them to products.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Remove from stock products or loads not meeting quality standards, and notify supervisors or appropriate departments of discrepancies or shortages.
  
Operate scalehouse computers to obtain weight information about incoming shipments such as those from waste haulers.
  
Compute product totals and charges for shipments.
  
Transport materials, products, or samples to processing, shipping, or storage areas, manually or using conveyors, pumps, or hand trucks.
  
Maintain financial records, such as accounts of daily collections and billings, and records of receipts issued.
  
Signal or instruct other workers to weigh, move, or check products.
  
Maintain, monitor, and clean work areas, such as recycling collection sites, drop boxes, counters and windows, and areas around scale houses.
  
Unload or unpack incoming shipments.
  
Fill orders for products and samples, following order tickets, and forward or mail items.
  
Collect product samples and prepare them for laboratory analysis or testing.
  
Store samples of finished products in labeled cartons and record their location.
  
Sort products or materials into predetermined sequences or groupings for display, packing, shipping, or storage.
  
Communicate with customers and vendors to exchange information regarding products, materials, and services.
  

Education Training Experience

-On-Site or In-Plant Training-

None
  
Up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 10 years
  

-On-the-Job Training-

Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years
  
Over 10 years
  

-Related Work Experience-

None
  
Up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
  
Over 10 years
  

-Required Level of Education-

Less than a High School Diploma
  
High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
  
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades)
  
Some College Courses
  
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)