Production

Inspectors & Testers

SOC 51-9061

Check products against specs and reject what fails.

Median pay

$49k

$40k to $61k typical range

Outlook

Stable

70k openings / yr

Education

High school

AI exposure

53%

modeled estimate · 32th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

36/100

Key skills

Writing
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Speaking
Monitoring

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.