Jobs / Farming, fishing, and forestry / 45-2041.00
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Grade, sort, or classify unprocessed food and other agricultural products by size, weight, color, or condition.
- US jobs
- 25,180
- Median wage
- $35,730 a year
- Job family
- Farming, fishing, and forestry
Can agents do the work of graders and sorters, agricultural products?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Farming, fishing, and forestry: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 34%Package objectsNot measured
- 22%Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipmentNot measured
- 21%Sort materials or productsNot measured
- 13%Maintain operational recordsNot measured
- 10%Mark materials or objects for identificationNot measured
Unmeasured territory
No benchmark in this atlas covers this work yet.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Place products in containers according to grade and mark grades on containers.
- Weigh products or estimate their weight, visually or by feel.
- Discard inferior or defective products or foreign matter, and place acceptable products in containers for further processing.
- Grade and sort products according to factors such as color, species, length, width, appearance, feel, smell, and quality to ensure correct processing and usage.
- Record grade or identification numbers on tags or on shipping, receiving, or sales sheets.
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