Quality Control Analysts Career, Salary and Skills
Quality Control Analysts have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $62,280 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 73,910. Wage data is published for 233 locations.
Occupation description
Conduct tests to determine quality of raw materials, bulk intermediate and finished products. May conduct stability sample tests.
O*NET code
19-4099.01
Job zone
3
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
National salary and employment
Median annual
$62,280
Hourly median
$29.94
Employment
73,910
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Control Analysis | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Monitoring | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Active Listening | 3.38 | 3.75 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.38 | 3.25 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.25 | 3.62 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Writing | 3.25 | 3.38 |
| Active Learning | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Speaking | 3.12 | 3.62 |
Typical tasks
- Interpret test results, compare them to established specifications and control limits, and make recommendations on appropriateness of data for release.
- Calibrate, validate, or maintain laboratory equipment.
- Ensure that lab cleanliness and safety standards are maintained.
- Perform visual inspections of finished products.
- Complete documentation needed to support testing procedures, including data capture forms, equipment logbooks, or inventory forms.
- Compile laboratory test data and perform appropriate analyses.
- Identify and troubleshoot equipment problems.
- Conduct routine and non-routine analyses of in-process materials, raw materials, environmental samples, finished goods, or stability samples.
Technology
- Adobe Acrobat
- Atlassian JIRA
- Borland SilkTest
- C
- Code profilers
- Database software
- dBASE
- Eko
- Extensible markup language XML
- FileMaker Pro
- Hewlett Packard LoadRunner
- Hewlett Packard QuickTest Professional
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- IBM Notes
Quality Control Analysts salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Quality Control Analysts Salary in CAMedian $78,350 · Employment 10,090
- Quality Control Analysts Salary in TXMedian $48,960 · Employment 9,170
- Quality Control Analysts Salary in NYMedian $63,810 · Employment 7,390
- Quality Control Analysts Salary in New York, NYMedian $64,730 · Employment 6,470
- Quality Control Analysts Salary in MDMedian $68,390 · Employment 3,510
- Quality Control Analysts Salary in VAMedian $67,240 · Employment 2,710
- Quality Control Analysts Salary in PAMedian $57,680 · Employment 2,630
- Quality Control Analysts Salary in Houston, TXMedian $48,680 · Employment 2,520
- Quality Control Analysts Salary in NCMedian $49,200 · Employment 2,310
- Quality Control Analysts Salary in GAMedian $69,320 · Employment 2,230
- Quality Control Analysts Salary in TNMedian $62,050 · Employment 2,150
- Quality Control Analysts Salary in NJMedian $55,980 · Employment 2,140
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.