Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Analyze test data, making computations as necessary, to determine test results.65
• Read dials or meters to verify that equipment is functioning at specified levels.60
• Collect or select samples for testing or for use as models.60

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Discard or reject products, materials, or equipment not meeting specifications.57
• Make minor adjustments to equipment, such as turning setscrews to calibrate instruments to required tolerances.53
• Record inspection or test data, such as weights, temperatures, grades, or moisture content, and quantities inspected or graded.53

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

The current data release does not distinguish durable tasks for this role.

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 51 puts Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers in the third quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 4 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 16 augmentable, and 0 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: audit how much of your week sits in the exposed tasks above — then shift time toward the durable set or investigate the adjacent roles below.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

Shown only when the target is at least 10 points lower under the same score version and skill overlap is at least 50%. These are adjacent roles with lower task exposure — not guaranteed “safe careers”.

Labor-market context

• $48,570median wage
• 597,370employed
• 69,900annual openings
• +0.0%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Industrial Machinery Mechanics 46
• Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 69
• Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 37
• Machine Feeders and Offbearers 47
• Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 52
• Semiconductor Processing Technicians 51

FAQ — Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

What does a score of 51 mean for a Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 51 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the third quartile of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Analyze test data, making computations as necessary, to determine test results; Read dials or meters to verify that equipment is functioning at specified levels; Collect or select samples for testing or for use as models. Exposure is scored per task from structured data, not generated by a language model.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The current data release does not distinguish durable tasks for this role.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.