31175

Quality assurance technician

Quality assurance technician performs inspection on parts received from suppliers to ensure conformity to specifications. He/she performs process control by using inspection equipment for accurate inspection and manual checks and registers non-conformity as required. He/she also assists in analysing manufacturing and quality issues to make recommendations for out-of-control processes.

SSOC hierarchy Crosswalks

Level

unit

Mapped ISCO

Source

SingStat

In this unit group: sibling units

unit-group 3117 Manufacturing Engineering Technicians unit 31171 Manufacturing engineering technician unit 31172 Production engineering technician unit 31173 Process engineering technician unit 31174 Automation technician

Official data

Official name	Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024)
Issuing authority	Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS)
Tax authority	Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS)
Purpose	Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting.
Active version	SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024)
Hierarchy level	Unit (final leaf, 5-digit)
Source	https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic
Prior versions	SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015

Definition & tasks

Tasks

No tasks listed.

Examples

Under this unit

• Non-destructive testing (NDT) technician

Elsewhere

• Quality assurance engineer, see 21414 • Assembly and quality check general foreman, see 82000 • Electrical products quality checker, see 82131 • Mechanical products quality checker, see 82132

Hierarchy context

3→31→311→3117→31175 Quality assurance technician

Major group

3 ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS AND TECHNICIANS

Sub-major

31 PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCE ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS

Minor group

311 PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCE TECHNICIANS I

Unit group

3117 Manufacturing Engineering Technicians

Correspondence tables

SSOC 2020

31175 — Quality assurance technician

ISCO-08

3119 — Physical and engineering science technicians not elsewhere classified

Alphabetical index entries

Principal Title 31175 Quality assurance technician Alternative Title 31175 Non-destructive testing (NDT) technician Alternative Title 31175 Quality control technician (industrial engineering) SFw Title 31175 Assistant Quality Assurance/Quality Control Engineer (Production Engineering) (SFw-Marine and Offshore) SFw Title 31175 Assistant Quality Engineer (Technical and Engineering) (SFw-Electronics) SFw Title 31175 Quality Assurance and Quality Control Supervisor/Quality Assurance and Quality Control Executive/Laboratory Supervisor (SFw-Food Manufacturing)

Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.

Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.

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