Quality Control Analysts

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JOB SCORE
3.7/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

These are some key things to think about when job hunting.

Risk & user votes

Calculated automation risk

58% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): This occupation may be meaningfully affected by automation. Some parts of the role may be suitable for AI, software, or robotics, while others still rely on human skill, judgement, trust, or real-world context. People in this range may benefit from building skills that complement automation and reduce replacement risk.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Human strengths important in this job

These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.

Complex problem solving

Quite important
Why this matters
Tackling messy, high-stakes problems by gathering information, weighing tradeoffs, and choosing and carrying out a solution when there isn’t a clear rulebook.
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Social perceptiveness

Quite important
Why this matters
Noticing others’ emotions and reactions in the moment and adjusting what you say or do based on why they’re responding that way.
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Active learning

Quite important
Why this matters
Keeps learning from new information and applying it to make better decisions now and in the future, especially when situations change.
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What users think

Based on 54 votes

56% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 58% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Quality Control Analysts will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Sentiment

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Pay & outlook

Wages

Moderately paid relative to other professions

In 2024, the median annual wage for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other was $60,130 ($29 per hour).

The median annual wage for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other was 21.5% higher than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Growth

Moderate growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other' job openings is expected to rise 3.5% by 2034

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2024 there were 71,400 people employed as 'Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 2 thousand people are employed as 'Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other'.

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Job description

Conduct tests to determine quality of raw materials, bulk intermediate and finished products. May conduct stability sample tests.

O*NET-SOC code: 19-4099.01