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Quality Control Inspector Career Market Report 2026

1,845 active jobs. 493 companies. Median salary $54K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,845
Active Job Openings
493
Companies Hiring
$54K
Median Salary (US)
70%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Quality Control Inspector market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 70% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $54K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $39K to $126K.

Quality Control is the most-demanded skill at 80%

SAP demand rose +8.9pp — fastest-growing skill

Qima leads hiring with 162 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Manager → Director (+$46K, +41%)

Salary increase: +$46K · Sample: Manager → Director

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Mid-Level39$52K$72K$105K
Junior31$37K$46K$60K
Senior27$52K$69K$104K
Manager21$78K$112K$142K
Entry-Level16$36K$38K$50K
Director12$152K$158K$213K
Lead6$55K$79K$177K

What jumps out

Manager → Director: +$46K (41%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States149$56KUSD
Canada7$46KUSD
India3$36KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site4.7%
Remote1.2%
Hybrid0.2%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Quality Control
80%
Quality Assurance
27%
Supply Chain
20%
Docker
14%
Procurement
11%
SAP
9%
Logistics
8%
ISO 9001
8%
AI/LLM
8%
OSHA
5%
Data Analysis
5%
AWS
4%

Skills on the Rise

SAP ↑+8.9ppSupply Chain ↑+6.9ppQuality Assurance ↑+6.4ppOSHA ↑+4.8ppData Analysis ↑+4.7pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-25.0ppExcel ↓-23.9ppAttention to Detail ↓-21.9ppQuality Control ↓-19.5ppSustainability ↓-8.1pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Qima1628.8%
Samsungena804.3%
Southern National442.4%
Integratedresources372.0%
armsrm311.7%
Jabil291.6%
Globalhr281.5%
productiveplayhouse201.1%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States693
Saudi Arabia83
China64
India46
Canada36
Singapore27
Vietnam26
United Kingdom22

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree65.7%852
Master's Degree13.2%171
Bachelor's Degree9.7%126
High School / GED1.2%16
PhD / Doctorate0.2%2
MBA0.1%1

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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