The scale and the counter combine in this role — at warehouses, mills, or production facilities, you weigh and count items simultaneously, capturing both measures for inventory, billing, or quality records.
The counter weigher works at a station where weight and count both matter — pieces per load, average weight per piece, total weight against expected. You're often switching between the scale readout, the piece-count tally, and the receiving or shipping document. Counts and weights both accurate anchor the visible measures.
The harder part is often catching discrepancies between count and weight — if the count says 100 pieces but the weight suggests 95, something's off, and the counter weigher investigates. Variance across employers is real: at major industrial operations counter weighers work within structured inventory programs; at smaller mills and warehouses the role often combines with broader weighing-station work.
It fits people who are detail-precise across two simultaneous measures and patient with discrepancy investigation. The trade-off is the standing-shift physical demand typical of scale-station work. Industry credentials and operator experience anchor advancement.
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View all Admin & Office roles →The scale and the counter combine in this role — at warehouses, mills, or production facilities, you weigh and count items simultaneously, capturing both measures for inventory, billing, or quality records.
Median pay for a Counter Weigher is about $46K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $35K to $60K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Monitoring, and Quality Control Analysis.
Most people in this role hold a high school diploma.
Employment in this field is projected to decline about 4.8% through 2034, with roughly 49,720 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Weighing Station Operator, Tare Worker, and Grey Stock Recorder.
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