Tobacco hogsheads (the large barrels of cured leaf) anchor the work — at tobacco warehouses or auction facilities, hogshead weighers record the weights that feed warehouse receipts, grower payments, and buyer transactions.
The platform scale at the tobacco warehouse is where the day's work happens — hogsheads moved to the scale, weights captured, warehouse receipts generated, the documentation feeding grower settlement and auction records. You're often between the grower delivery and the warehouse storage area. Hogshead weights captured accurately and warehouse documentation matching anchor the visible measures.
Where it gets demanding is the seasonal concentration of tobacco markets — auctions and warehouse activity cluster around the tobacco season, and the weigher works extended hours during peak weeks. Variance across employers is real: at major tobacco warehouses hogshead weighers work within structured grower-settlement and auction operations; at smaller warehouses the role combines weighing with broader warehouse work.
It fits people who are physically up for moving heavy materials and steady through seasonal-intensity work. The trade-off is the tobacco-warehouse environment and seasonal concentration. Industry credentials anchor advancement.
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View all Admin & Office roles →Tobacco hogsheads (the large barrels of cured leaf) anchor the work — at tobacco warehouses or auction facilities, hogshead weighers record the weights that feed warehouse receipts, grower payments, and buyer transactions.
Median pay for a Hogshead 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, Monitoring, Speaking, and Service Orientation.
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 Inventory Control Specialist, Senior Inventory Control Specialist, and Inventory Specialist.
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