Weighers, Graders and Sorters
8AI EXPOSURE TODAY8
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST53%
NOT A FORECAST53%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
STARTING PAY£20,000 - £24,000
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
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Weighers, Graders and Sorters
Weighers, graders and sorters play a crucial role in the UK’s supply chain, ensuring that products meet quality standards before reaching consumers. This career path is perfect for those who enjoy working with their hands and have an eye for detail, offering a blend of physical activity and technical skill. With the rise of automation, there are exciting opportunities for career advancement in this field.
THE DOOR: ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAY, graded A (easy) to E (extremely hard). A Careermash rule-of-thumb index built from our AI exposure index and the job's moat class. It is not a forecast and not a count of job openings.
AI EXPOSURE TODAY is a Careermash index from 0 to 100 of how exposed this job's everyday tasks are to AI today. We estimate it by matching published research on how people use AI to this job, usually by keyword or subject area, and we lower it where the work is protected (for example by physical, personal or legal requirements). It is not a direct measurement of how much people in this job use AI.
AI helps here, but has not taken over
AI exposure for this job is below 50 on our index, and the day-to-day work still leans on a person to decide, check and take responsibility. Nothing formally protects this job though, so the safest move is to keep building the judgement AI cannot yet copy.
Organisations in this field
Organisations known to employ people in this area of work. This is not a list of current vacancies.
UnileverA global leader in consumer goods, Unilever offers various roles in quality control and product sorting.
TescoOne of the largest supermarket chains in the UK, Tesco employs weighers and sorters in their distribution centres.MorrisonsMorrisons is a major UK supermarket chain that hires weighers and graders for their food production facilities.