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Tablet Tester Salary
in Columbia, South Carolina
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$36,221 (USD)
Average Salary
$17/hr
Average Hourly
$485
Average Bonus
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The average pay for a Tablet Tester is $36,221 a year and $17 an hour in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. The average salary range for a Tablet Tester is between $27,166 and $42,523. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Columbia, South Carolina.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Estimated salary in 2029:
$40,686
5 Year Change:
12 %
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About Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Columbia is the capital city of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-most populous city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. It is the center of the Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 858,302 in 2023, and is the 70th-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States. The name Columbia is a poetic term used for the United States, derived from the name of Christopher Columbus, who explored...
Job Summary
Description:
- Tests hardness of medicinal tablets to ensure conformity with production specifications, using balance scale and hardness tester: places sample tablet on scale pan, using tweezers, and records weight.
- Places tablet in hardness tester, turns screw to raise tablet until it touches pressure rod, and depresses pneumatic foot pedal to squeeze tablet until breakage occurs.
- Examines and fingers tablets to detect chips and tackiness.
- Notifies compressor when tablets do not meet weight or hardness specifications.
- May test tablets, using hand-operated hardness tester.
- May weigh entire batch of tablets to compare with total weight of ingredients used.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Tablet Tester is $36,221 a year and $17 an hour in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. The average salary range for a Tablet Tester is between $27,166 and $42,523. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Columbia, South Carolina.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Tablet Tester Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Job family population: 579,740
Estimated population of Tablet Tester jobs: 325
Rate of error: 0.9%
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About Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Columbia is the capital city of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-most populous city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. It is the center of the Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 858,302 in 2023, and is the 70th-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States. The name Columbia is a poetic term used for the United States, derived from the name of Christopher Columbus, who explored...
Job Summary
Description:
- Tests hardness of medicinal tablets to ensure conformity with production specifications, using balance scale and hardness tester: places sample tablet on scale pan, using tweezers, and records weight.
- Places tablet in hardness tester, turns screw to raise tablet until it touches pressure rod, and depresses pneumatic foot pedal to squeeze tablet until breakage occurs.
- Examines and fingers tablets to detect chips and tackiness.
- Notifies compressor when tablets do not meet weight or hardness specifications.
- May test tablets, using hand-operated hardness tester.
- May weigh entire batch of tablets to compare with total weight of ingredients used.
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Who We Are
ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
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