Quality Control Systems Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate quality assurance programs. Formulate quality control policies and control quality of laboratory and production efforts.
$126,060 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
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- 13%
- 6%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 22%. Today's estimate: 32%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 27 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monitor performance of quality control systems to ensure effectiveness and efficiency.Done daily by most who do it. | 10% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | 46%Half by Oct 2026 | |
| Oversee workers including supervisors, inspectors, or laboratory workers engaged in testing activities.Done daily by most who do it. | 8% | 1.7 h25 min to 5 h | 51%Half by now | |
| Review quality documentation necessary for regulatory submissions and inspections.Done daily by most who do it. | 8% | 3.3 h1.3 h to 1.7 work days | 27%Half by Mar 2027 | |
| Identify quality problems or areas for improvement and recommend solutions.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 7% | 3.3 h50 min to 1.3 work days | 25%Half by Mar 2027 | |
| Document testing procedures, methodologies, or criteria.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 6% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | 46%Half by Oct 2026 | |
| Coordinate the selection and implementation of quality control equipment, such as inspection gauges.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 6% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | 8%Half by Sep 2027 | |
| Create and implement inspection and testing criteria or procedures.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 5% | 4.2 h1.7 h to 1.7 work days | 23%Half by Mar 2027 | |
| Verify that raw materials, purchased parts or components, in-process samples, and finished products meet established testing and inspection standards.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 1.7 h25 min to 4.2 h | 57%Half by now | |
| Analyze quality control test results and provide feedback and interpretation to production management or staff.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 5% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | 77%Half by now | |
| Direct product testing activities throughout production cycles.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 h38 min to 5 h | Stays with people | |
| Instruct staff in quality control and analytical procedures.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 h25 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Produce reports regarding nonconformance of products or processes, daily production quality, root cause analyses, or quality trends.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 3.3 h50 min to 1 work day | 28%Half by Feb 2027 |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
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From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
Where this job works
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