AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 43-5111.00
Will AI replace Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping?
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping: AI can already handle 5 of 18 tasks; the work mostly needs a standard-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 18 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping, from most to least exposed. 5 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compare product labels, tags, or tickets, shipping manifests, purchase orders, and bills of lading to verify accuracy of shipment contents, quality specifications, or weights. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels and attach them to products. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Store samples of finished products in labeled cartons and record their location. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Sort products or materials into predetermined sequences or groupings for display, packing, shipping, or storage. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Communicate with customers and vendors to exchange information regarding products, materials, and services. | Observed | Standard | |
| Remove from stock products or loads not meeting quality standards, and notify supervisors or appropriate departments of discrepancies or shortages. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Signal or instruct other workers to weigh, move, or check products. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Count or estimate quantities of materials, parts, or products received or shipped. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Fill orders for products and samples, following order tickets, and forward or mail items. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Operate scalehouse computers to obtain weight information about incoming shipments such as those from waste haulers. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Collect product samples and prepare them for laboratory analysis or testing. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Transport materials, products, or samples to processing, shipping, or storage areas, manually or using conveyors, pumps, or hand trucks. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Unload or unpack incoming shipments. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Weigh or measure materials, equipment, or products to maintain relevant records, using volume meters, scales, rules, or calipers. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Inspect products and examination records to determine the number of defects per worker and the reasons for examiners' rejections. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Maintain, monitor, and clean work areas, such as recycling collection sites, drop boxes, counters and windows, and areas around scale houses. | Estimated | No tier |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 1 of 18 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 17 of 18. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
A standard-tier model or lower covers 95% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 95% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 5% is hands-on.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 53,300
- Median annual wage
- $46,380
- Middle half of earners
- $39,180 to $54,850
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- -4.8%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 71% skill overlap, about 11 months to move Exposure36
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 66% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure73
- Log Graders and Scalers 59% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure26
- Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 59% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure30
- Stockers and Order Fillers 56% skill overlap, about 16 months to move Exposure24
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping and AI
Will AI replace Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping?
AI already handles 5 of the 18 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 55 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by -4.8% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping?
55 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 1 of the 18 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 17 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Compare product labels, tags, or tickets, shipping manifests, purchase orders, and bills of lading to verify accuracy of shipment contents, quality specifications, or weights; Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels and attach them to products; Store samples of finished products in labeled cartons and record their location. They are three of the 5 tasks that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A standard-tier model or lower covers 95% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping, and what do they earn?
53,300 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $46,380 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of -4.8% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/weighers-measurers-checkers-and-samplers-recordkeeping
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