Weighers, graders and sorters Pay Data UK — 2024

Weighers, graders and sorters roles in the UK earn a median of £28,308 per year, equivalent to £13.25 per hour as of 2024. This represents a 3.1% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £23,652 to £43,556 per year.

How Pay Varies Across the UK

Each bar shows how many areas of the UK have a median annual pay in that range for Weighers, graders and sorters roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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About Weighers, graders and sorters

Weighers, graders and sorters weigh, grade and sort materials, goods and products.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• examines hide, skins, leather, fabric, wool, rags, scrap metal, tobacco pipe bowls, fish, fibres, ceramics, produce and other goods
• assesses product quality visually and by touch, and grades according to weight, thickness, colour and other quality criteria
• ascertains material(s) required from order card, recipe, or specification and weighs and measures prescribed quantities accordingly
• uses balances, springs, weighing platforms, automatic scales and weighbridges to check the weight of goods, products and loaded vehicles
• records and calculates gross and net weight, checks delivery notes and prepares documents and labels for identification purposes
• operates machines to measure lengths of rolls of material and irregularly shaped materials such as leather or sheepskin

Entry Routes and Qualifications

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.

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Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.