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Will AI replace Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers?

AI reaches little of this job’s work.

18/100

Low exposure

More exposed to AI than 32% of US workers.

AI already used in
3% of the work
As AI tools mature: up to
32% of the work

What the job involves

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.

Where AI reaches the work

The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.

Already happening(1)

  • Analyze test data, making computations as necessary, to determine test results.

Within reach(9)

  • Notify supervisors or other personnel of production problems.
  • Mark items with details, such as grade or acceptance-rejection status.
  • Recommend necessary corrective actions, based on inspection results.
  • Write test or inspection reports describing results, recommendations, or needed repairs.
  • Record inspection or test data, such as weights, temperatures, grades, or moisture content, and quantities inspected or graded.

and 4 more

Out of reach(21)

  • Discard or reject products, materials, or equipment not meeting specifications.
  • Inspect, test, or measure materials, products, installations, or work for conformance to specifications.
  • Measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers.
  • Read blueprints, data, manuals, or other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures, adjustment methods, certification processes, formulas, or measuring instruments required.
  • Read dials or meters to verify that equipment is functioning at specified levels.

and 16 more

Also called

Quality Control Inspector (QC Inspector) · QC Inspector · Inspector · Sorter · Tester · Quality Inspector · Fabrication Inspector · QA Inspector (Quality Assurance Inspector)

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What these numbers mean

The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.

“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.

The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.

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