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Quality Control Analysts — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$62,280
United States, 2025
Employment
73,910
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Conduct routine and non-routine analyses of in-process materials, raw materials, environmental samples, finished goods, or stability samples.
- 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.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$39,000
25th percentile
$48,030
75th percentile
$79,780
90th percentile
$102,690
Most important skills
- Quality Control Analysis4.0
- Reading Comprehension3.8
- Monitoring3.8
- Complex Problem Solving3.4
- Active Listening3.4
- Critical Thinking3.3
- Operations Monitoring3.3
- Writing3.3
- Speaking3.1
- Active Learning3.1
- Troubleshooting3.0
- Mathematics3.0
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 17 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
17
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Control Analysis | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Monitoring | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Active Listening | 3.4 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.3 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Speaking | 3.1 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.4 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Writing | 3.3 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Mathematics | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Active Learning | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Troubleshooting | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Quality Control AnalystsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawton, OK | $115,090 | — | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $100,190 | 290 | 2025 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $95,770 | — | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $90,900 | — | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | $87,180 | 1,570 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $87,180 | 70 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | $86,530 | 30 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $86,450 | — | 2025 |
| OK | $86,260 | 460 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $83,160 | 350 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $80,600 | 2,110 | 2025 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $80,470 | 70 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | $79,830 | 40 | 2025 |
| DC | $79,230 | 150 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $79,180 | 50 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $78,540 | 570 | 2025 |
| CA | $78,350 | 10,090 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | $77,770 | 240 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $77,670 | 1,880 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $77,510 | 30 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.