Jobs / Physical work / 45-2011.00
Agricultural Inspectors
Inspect agricultural commodities, processing equipment, and facilities, and fish and logging operations, to ensure compliance with regulations and laws governing health, quality, and safety.
- US jobs
- 14,410
- Median wage
- $49,940 a year
- Job family
- Physical work
Can agents do the work of agricultural inspectors?
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Typical tasks
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- Inspect agricultural commodities or related operations, as well as fish or logging operations, for compliance with laws and regulations governing health, quality, and safety.
- Interpret and enforce government acts and regulations and explain required standards to agricultural workers.
- Inspect the cleanliness and practices of establishment employees.
- Verify that transportation and handling procedures meet regulatory requirements.
- Write reports of findings and recommendations and advise farmers, growers, or processors of corrective action to be taken.
- Collect samples from animals, plants, or products and route them to laboratories for microbiological assessment, ingredient verification, or other testing.
- Examine, weigh, and measure commodities, such as poultry, eggs, meat, or seafood to certify qualities, grades, and weights.
- Provide consultative services in areas such as equipment or product evaluation, plant construction or layout, or food safety systems.
- Inspect food products and processing procedures to determine whether products are safe to eat.
- Monitor the operations and sanitary conditions of slaughtering or meat processing plants.
- Label and seal graded products and issue official grading certificates.
- Take emergency actions, such as closing production facilities, if product safety is compromised.
Other job titles for this occupation (42)
Agricultural Commodities Grader (ACG) · Agricultural Products Agent · Apiary Inspector · Brand Inspector · CSI (Consumer Safety Inspector) · Food Inspector · Food Safety Inspector · FSIS Inspector (Food Safety and Inspection Service Inspector) · Grain Inspector · Shipping Point Inspector · Agricultural Commodities Inspector · Agricultural Commodity Grader (ACG) · Agriculture Inspector · Cattle Examiner · Cattle Inspector · Cotton Inspector · Dairy Inspector · Eggs Inspector · Fertilizer Specialist · Field Disease and Insect Control Inspector · Field Inspector · Fish Hatchery Inspector · Fish Inspector · Flour Inspector · Food Product Inspector · Food Safety Auditor · Fruit Inspector · Land Inspector · Livestock Brands Inspector · Livestock Inspector · Logging Operations Inspector (Logging Ops Inspector) · Meat Inspector · Milk Inspector · Milk Tester · Plant Inspector · Poultry Grader · Poultry Inspector · Tobacco Classer · Tobacco Grader · Tree Inspector · Vegetable Inspector · Wheat Inspector