Occupation 8144 · Process, plant and machine operatives
Weighers, graders and sorters weigh, grade and sort materials, goods and products.
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically received on-the-job, supplemented by short courses relating to the specific material or product being considered.
Grader (food products mfr) · Metal sorter · Selector (ceramics mfr) · Weighbridge clerk · Weighbridge operator
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8144 : Weighers, graders and sorters | None | None | 2026-03 | 6,400.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8144 : Weighers, graders and sorters | None | None | 2026-03 | 6,900.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8144 : Weighers, graders and sorters | None | None | 2026-03 | 6,900.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8144 : Weighers, graders and sorters | None | None | 2026-03 | 900.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8144 : Weighers, graders and sorters | None | None | 2026-03 | — | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) Not published: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2) |
| 8144 : Weighers, graders and sorters | None | None | 2026-03 | 7,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8144 : Weighers, graders and sorters | None | None | 2026-03 | — | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) Not published: Estimate is less than 500 |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 8144 : Weighers, graders and sorters | None | 1,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 8144 : Weighers, graders and sorters | None | 600.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 8144 : Weighers, graders and sorters | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| North East | 8144 : Weighers, graders and sorters | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| North West | 8144 : Weighers, graders and sorters | None | 900.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 8144 : Weighers, graders and sorters | None | 900.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 8144 : Weighers, graders and sorters | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| South East | 8144 : Weighers, graders and sorters | None | 2,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 8144 : Weighers, graders and sorters | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 8144 : Weighers, graders and sorters | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 8144 : Weighers, graders and sorters | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 8144 : Weighers, graders and sorters | None | 600.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 6 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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