In summary, quality control specialists work in a wide variety of locations where they visually inspect or manually test products. Requirements vary from a high school diploma with on-the-job training to an advanced education, depending on the employer.
Most uncomplicated colds, which often lead to coughs, last between eight and nine days, but about 25 percent last two weeks, and 5-10 percent last three weeks. How quickly your cold is resolved has a lot to do with your general lifestyle habits and the state of your immune system.
You may think your cough ought to last no more than a week, but the actual duration of a typical cough is nearly 18 days, and could be up to two weeks, a study finds. MIXA via Getty Images stock.