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Weights and measures inspector

Also called trading standards officer, trading standards manager, regulatory services officer

Weights and measures inspectors ensure adherance to regulations and agreements pertaining to the weights and measures of packaged goods. They investigate and document compliance issues and violations to promote best practice. Weights and measures inspectors confirm that packaged goods are in accordance to agreements such as quantity, content and packaging.

Will there be jobs?Average prospects25 jobs to fill by 2035 for every 100 people doing this work today.Business and administration associate professionalsWhat does it pay?About averageFrom about €1,600 (Bulgaria) to €6,300 (Denmark) a month, depending on the country.Estimate · Business and administration associate professionalsWhat do I need to study?Usually post-secondary or a short degree5 in 10 have a degree. 4 in 10 train through vocational routes.Business and administration associate professionalsWill AI change it?LittleLevel 2 of 6. AI could help with only small parts of the tasks.Government regulatory associatepprofessionals not elsewhere classified · ILO

What you'd do

Government regulatory associatepprofessionals not elsewhere classified · ILO
  • Examining places of business to ensure the use of correct weights and measures in trade
  • Monitoring price regulations to assess appropriateness of costs for goods and services to protect consumer interests
  • Monitoring wage regulations to ensure appropriate levels of pay for work performed and to assess compliance with employment standards legislation
  • Performing related investigative and administrative tasks to record findings, document compliance problems or inappropriate business practices and to prepare reports and correspondence
Undertake inspectionsPerform inspections required by international conventionsInspect government policy complianceDemonstrate proficiency in packaging standardsTest package+ 9 more essential skills
What the work is like
  • Indoors
  • A mix of sitting and standing
  • Lots of contact with people
  • Some freedom to decide
  • Often more than 40 hours a week
  • Deadlines most weeks
  • Very repetitive tasks
US data: based on the O*NET profile of the similar US job "Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping"

Will there be jobs?

Average prospects

A typical number of jobs will need filling by 2035.

People working as business and administration associate professionals in the EU
13.29m14.1m14.28m 201520232035

Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.

Jobs to fill, 2026–2035
55,000 new jobs 3,460,000 replacing leavers
Jobs to fill per 100 people working now
Business and administration associate professionals25
All jobs29
Right now
1 of 27 countries report a shortage of government regulatory associatepprofessionals not elsewhere classified, 3 a surplus.
Government regulatory associatepprofessionals not elsewhere classified · EURES

What does it pay?

About average

Pay depends a lot on the country: from about €1,600 a month (Bulgaria) to €6,300 (Denmark), before tax.

Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.

Among technicians and associate professionals in the EU, women earn 16% less per hour than men. Technicians and associate professionals · Eurostat

What do I need to study?

Usually post-secondary or a short degree

Post-secondary training or a short degree in protection of persons and property is the usual route.

Highest qualification of business and administration associate professionals (EU, 2025)
Degree 51%Vocational 31%General secondary 13%Basic schooling 6%
Field that teaches it
Protection of persons and property
Vocational route, EU
4 in 10 trainees in this field
Services graduates in a matching job
59% in the EU

819 institutions in the EU offer services bachelor's degrees. Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.

Will AI change it?

Little

AI could help with only small parts of the tasks.

How exposed is this job? ILO scale
Very low
Low
Some tasks
Moderate
Significant
High

Average task score 0.36 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).

See the score for each of the 4 tasks
Performing related investigative and administrative tasks to record findings, document compliance problems or inappropriate business practices and to prepare reports and correspondence0.47
Monitoring price regulations to assess appropriateness of costs for goods and services to protect consumer interests0.42
Monitoring wage regulations to ensure appropriate levels of pay for work performed and to assess compliance with employment standards legislation0.28
Examining places of business to ensure the use of correct weights and measures in trade0.27

Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for government regulatory associatepprofessionals not elsewhere classified. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).