Also called: ISO Auditor
Audits companies against standards like ISO 9001 to certify they make products consistently.
You fly to a supplier's factory, spend two days interviewing workers, checking records and inspecting processes, then write up findings.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's; ASQ CQA or ISO Lead Auditor certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Industrial Engineering, Quality Management.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI checks records and flags issues; on-site interviews and inspecting real processes stay human.
Classes: AP Statistics, Chemistry, English Language Arts.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1041.
Career Universe is an early version. Pay, training and AI-risk figures are estimates to start your own research, not verified facts. The research was written with AI research assistants, checked by validation scripts and spot-checked by hand. Check anything important with schools, employers and official sources. How the numbers work.