Description
Plan, direct, or coordinate quality assurance programs. Formulate quality control policies and control quality of laboratory and production efforts.
Interests
- Conventional
- Enterprising
- Investigative
Work Values
- Support
- Achievement
- Independence
Work Styles
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Initiative
- Leadership
- Cooperation
Tasks
- Stop production if serious product defects are present.
- Review and update standard operating procedures or quality assurance manuals.
- Monitor performance of quality control systems to ensure effectiveness and efficiency.
- Review quality documentation necessary for regulatory submissions and inspections.
- Analyze quality control test results and provide feedback and interpretation to production management or staff.
Work Activities
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Documenting/Recording Information
- Analyzing Data or Information
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Detailed Work Activities
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
- Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Technology Skills
- Data base user interface and query software
- Desktop communications software
- Analytical or scientific software
- Industrial control software
- Program testing software
Abilities
- Problem Sensitivity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Near Vision
- Oral Comprehension
Skills
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Quality Control Analysis
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
Knowledge
- Production and Processing
- Education and Training
- English Language
- Chemistry
- Customer and Personal Service
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certificate name
Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing Professional - TechnologistCertifying Organization
American Society of Mechanical Engineers International
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
HP ATP - Application Lifecycle Management v12Certifying Organization
Hewlett Packard Certification and Learning
Type
Product/Equipment
Certificate name
Six Sigma Green Belt CertificationCertifying Organization
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Certified Master Black BeltCertifying Organization
American Society for Quality
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Certified Healthcare Safety ProfessionalCertifying Organization
International Board for Certification of Safety Managers
Type
Specialty
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | N/A |
| Median (50%) | N/A |
| High (90%) | N/A |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | N/A |
| Mid Level | N/A |
| Senior Level | N/A |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 230,100 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 236,700 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 3%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 3%
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