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Weighing and Sampling Clerk Workplace Records
Weighing and sampling clerks connect physical measurements with labels and records used by other teams. A workplace concern can involve an entry difference that appeared after a handoff. Describe the quantity or measurement stage you handled without assuming the person entering a value caused an underlying product discrepancy.
Call now(800) 800-5555Free initial case evaluation. Representation depends on work state and case eligibility. This guide explains record preparation; it does not determine whether a legal claim exists.
A record map for your role
What to organize first
Measurement chain
Identify who measured, labeled, entered and approved the value connected to the concern.
Correction sequence
List the original question, authorized adjustment and explanation received without rewriting source records.
Own timeline
Connect personal time and employment feedback to the relevant checking or sampling duties.
Start with the work you actually do
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.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping (43-5111.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files.Source task 11380 · updated 08/2018
- Weigh or measure materials, equipment, or products to maintain relevant records, using volume meters, scales, rules, or calipers.Source task 11383 · updated 08/2018
- Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels and attach them to products.Source task 11379 · updated 08/2018
- Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts.Source task 11397 · updated 08/2018
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping (SOC 43-5111). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $18.16 | $22.12 | $26.60 | $46,010 |
| Alaska | $20.60 | $22.00 | $22.33 | $45,760 |
| Arizona | $19.91 | $22.01 | $23.81 | $45,790 |
| Arkansas | $18.27 | $21.87 | $22.60 | $45,490 |
| Connecticut | $18.75 | $22.38 | $27.49 | $46,540 |
| Delaware | $17.60 | $22.18 | $29.89 | $46,120 |
| Florida | $17.49 | $21.28 | $24.04 | $44,260 |
| Georgia | $18.02 | $21.72 | $24.33 | $45,180 |
| Hawaii | $19.43 | $22.14 | $24.88 | $46,050 |
| Idaho | $17.81 | $21.02 | $22.64 | $43,720 |
| Indiana | $24.41 | $27.50 | $28.32 | $57,210 |
| Iowa | $20.57 | $22.68 | $24.78 | $47,180 |
| Kansas | $18.44 | $22.00 | $23.94 | $45,760 |
| Kentucky | $20.95 | $23.62 | $26.46 | $49,140 |
| Louisiana | $18.02 | $23.51 | $25.39 | $48,890 |
| Maine | $23.02 | $24.58 | $27.49 | $51,120 |
| Michigan | $17.59 | $21.13 | $24.72 | $43,950 |
| Minnesota | $22.91 | $23.96 | $28.95 | $49,830 |
| Mississippi | $17.91 | $18.70 | $21.21 | $38,900 |
| Missouri | $19.07 | $22.22 | $23.75 | $46,220 |
| Montana | $18.32 | $19.45 | $22.12 | $40,460 |
| Nebraska | $20.04 | $23.60 | $25.44 | $49,090 |
| New Hampshire | $18.90 | $21.55 | $25.75 | $44,830 |
| New Mexico | $18.87 | $25.94 | $28.00 | $53,960 |
| New York | $19.01 | $22.58 | $27.26 | $46,970 |
| North Carolina | $18.18 | $21.00 | $23.76 | $43,680 |
| North Dakota | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Ohio | $17.52 | $21.74 | $28.35 | $45,230 |
| Oklahoma | $17.21 | $17.96 | $22.79 | $37,350 |
| Pennsylvania | $21.34 | $23.79 | $29.19 | $49,480 |
| Rhode Island | $18.25 | $19.37 | $21.98 | $40,300 |
| South Dakota | $18.80 | $21.36 | $23.25 | $44,430 |
| Tennessee | $18.87 | $22.76 | $24.60 | $47,330 |
| Texas | $18.87 | $22.94 | $27.07 | $47,710 |
| Utah | $21.17 | $23.96 | $26.00 | $49,830 |
| Vermont | $21.67 | $22.33 | $26.10 | $46,440 |
| Virginia | $17.85 | $21.81 | $26.09 | $45,360 |
| West Virginia | $13.07 | $15.01 | $18.62 | $31,210 |
| Wisconsin | $20.59 | $23.09 | $27.49 | $48,030 |
| Wyoming | $21.12 | $30.21 | $31.03 | $62,840 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Separate measurement and entry
Record the general material type, measuring method and instruction version. Note whether you took the measurement, prepared a label or entered a value supplied by someone else. Distinguish an original reading from a later correction and identify who authorized the change.
Explain checks and interruptions
List inspection, labeling, sampling and rechecking duties relevant to your workload or time question. Note unavailable equipment or unclear instructions you reported. Use your own schedule and permitted feedback rather than exporting shipping or production records to calculate a personal output comparison.
Keep source records unchanged
Do not alter a weight ticket, remove samples or recreate a measurement to support an employment dispute. Identify relevant record types and dates for review. Leave customer identifiers, product values and restricted test information in approved systems, keeping your own correction request and response separately.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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