Weighers, graders and sorters

£27,636

Average salary

Average annual salary UK 2020 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

44 hours

Average weekly hours

Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

4.43%

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate UK 2020 | Labour Force Survey

Definition: Weighers, graders and sorters

*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 8134

Jobholders in this unit group weigh, grade and sort materials, goods and products.

Common tasks include:

examines hide, skins, leather, fabric, wool, rags, scrap metal, tobacco pipe bowls, fish, fibres, ceramics, produce and other goods;
assesses product quality visually and by touch, and grades according to weight, thickness, colour and other quality criteria;
ascertains material(s) required from order card, recipe, or specification and weighs and measures prescribed quantities accordingly;
uses balances, springs, weighing platforms, automatic scales and weighbridges to check the weight of goods, products and loaded vehicles;
records and calculates gross and net weight, checks delivery notes and prepares documents and labels for identification purposes;
operates machines to measure lengths of rolls of material and irregularly shaped materials such as leather or sheepskin.

Qualifications

There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically received on-the-job, supplemented by short courses relating to the specific material or product being considered.

*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.

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Top 12 industries: Weighers, graders and sorters

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