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How to become a product grader or tester

Official title: Product graders and testers (excluding foods and beverages)

Also called: Product grader, Quality inspector, Wool classer

Product graders and testers (excluding foods and beverages) inspect, test, sort, sample and weigh raw materials, manufactured components and non-comestible goods produced or sold, to ensure compliance with quality standards, to identify defects, wear and deviations from specifications, and to grade and classify them according to their quality.

Main tasks

Inspecting and testing products, parts and materials for conformity with specifications and standards
Grading and classifying natural textile fibres for spinning and winding
Discarding or rejecting products, materials and equipment not meeting specifications
Analysing and interpreting blueprints, data, manuals and other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures
Notifying supervisors and other personnel of production problems, and assisting in identifying and correcting these problems
Recording inspection or test data such as weights, temperatures, grades or moisture content, and quantities inspected or graded
Marking items with details such as grade and acceptance or rejection status
Measuring dimensions of products using instruments such as rulers, calipers, gauges or micrometers
Analysing test data and making computations as necessary to determine test results

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: HK$21,000 a month
About 387,500 people in 2025, and about 403,200 projected by 2028. (+4.1%)
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

Do you need a degree to become a product grader or tester?

Usually not. Only 8% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of a product grader or tester?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Census and Statistics Department (2021 Population Census): 2021 Population Census, Interactive Data Dissemination Service: working population by occupation (38 groups) and sex, age, education, income; median income and field of education (9 groups) (2021 Population Census), retrieved 4 October 2026
Census and Statistics Department (General Household Survey): Median monthly employment earnings by occupation (9 groups), excluding foreign domestic helpers (Table 210-06317A); employed persons by occupation, age and sex (210-06307A) and by industry (210-06308A) (2025 annual (series to 2026-07)), retrieved 4 October 2026
Labour and Welfare Bureau; tables published by C&SD: Mid-term Update of Manpower Projection to 2028: supplementary statistical tables (5 occupation groups, 17 selected industries) (2025 to 2028 (published 2026-09)), retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026