Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Tasks Include:
- Grade and sort products according to factors such as color, species, length, width, appearance, feel, smell, and quality to ensure correct processing and usage.
- Discard inferior or defective products or foreign matter, and place acceptable products in containers for further processing.
- Weigh products or estimate their weight, visually or by feel.
- Place products in containers according to grade and mark grades on containers.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: -3.4%
National: -0.9%
Education
Less than a High School Diploma
Job Zone:
One: Little or No Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Mid Range ($28,000 - $35,999)
Median Earnings:
National
$32,550.00
State
$32,580.00
Regional
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Description
Career Cluster: | Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources |
Grade, sort, or classify unprocessed food and other agricultural products by size, weight, color, or condition.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Education
Required Level of Education
- Less than a High School Diploma = 63.80%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 26.69%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 4.86%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 4.65%
Related Work Experience
- None = 37.80%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 31.05%
- Up to and including 1 month = 17.60%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 5.03%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 4.81%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 2.88%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 0.83%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Up to and including 1 month = 45.18%
- None = 29.12%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 15.39%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 4.86%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 4.65%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 0.80%
On-the-Job Training
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 50.36%
- None or short demonstration = 19.45%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 17.09%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 5.66%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 4.65%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 2.78%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Grade and sort products according to factors such as color, species, length, width, appearance, feel, smell, and quality to ensure correct processing and usage.
- Discard inferior or defective products or foreign matter, and place acceptable products in containers for further processing.
- Weigh products or estimate their weight, visually or by feel.
- Place products in containers according to grade and mark grades on containers.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Record grade or identification numbers on tags or on shipping, receiving, or sales sheets.
- Separate fiber tufts between fingers to assess strength, uniformity, and cohesive quality of fibers.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Calipers (12-inch aluminum Kemper calipers)
- Calipers (6-inch plastic calipers)
- Domestic apple corer (Apple corers)
- Belt conveyors
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Grading machines for seed or grain or dried leguminous vegetables (Cherry sizers)
- Sorting machines for seed or grain or dried leguminous vegetables (Color sorters)
- Pry bars (Crate openers)
- Sorting machines for seed or grain or dried leguminous vegetables (Cross belt sorters)
- Grading machines for seed or grain or dried leguminous vegetables (Deformation testers)
- Sorting machines for seed or grain or dried leguminous vegetables (Diameter sorting machines)
- Calipers (Digital calipers)
- Digital cameras
- Handheld refractometers or polarimeters (Digital refractometers)
- Surface thermometers (Digital surface thermometers)
- Sample holders (Diverter samplers)
- Chain conveyors (Drag conveyors)
- Penetrometers (Electronic penetrometers)
- Grading machines for seed or grain or dried leguminous vegetables (Firmness testers)
- Domestic garlic press (Garlic presses)
- Grading machines for seed or grain or dried leguminous vegetables (General purpose sizers)
- Grading machines for seed or grain or dried leguminous vegetables (Grape sizers)
- Grading machines for seed or grain or dried leguminous vegetables (Indented cylinder graders)
- Sorting machines for seed or grain or dried leguminous vegetables (Kick sorters)
- Electronic measuring probes (Meat probes)
- Grading machines for seed or grain or dried leguminous vegetables (Onion sizers)
- Reflectometers (Optical reflectometers)
- Sorting machines for seed or grain or dried leguminous vegetables (Overhead diverters)
- Electronic toploading balances (Overhead weighing systems)
- Sorting machines for seed or grain or dried leguminous vegetables (Paddle sorters)
- Sample holders (Peanut triers)
- Grading machines for seed or grain or dried leguminous vegetables (Potato sizers)
- Electronic measuring probes (Probes)
- Centrifugal separation equipment or parts or screens (Rotary sifters)
- Grading machines for seed or grain or dried leguminous vegetables (Seed graders)
- Sorting machines for seed or grain or dried leguminous vegetables (Shape sorting machines)
- Centrifugal separation equipment or parts or screens (Specific gravity separators)
- Grading machines for seed or grain or dried leguminous vegetables (Tomato sizers)
- Utility knives
- Vibratory separation equipment or parts or screens (Vibrating screens)
- Sorting machines for seed or grain or dried leguminous vegetables (Weight sorting machines)
Technologies Include:
- Electronic mail software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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65.50 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
51.25 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
49.75 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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56.25 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
56.25 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
53.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
50.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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90.00 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
83.00 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
82.00 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
80.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
68.50 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
68.25 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
59.75 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
59.50 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
55.50 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
55.00 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
54.25 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
51.50 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
50.75 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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81.75 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
68.00 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
62.00 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
55.75 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
55.50 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
53.50 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
51.25 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
50.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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93.00 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
91.40 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
89.20 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
88.40 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
87.20 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
86.40 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
83.60 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
83.00 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
80.80 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
75.80 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
72.00 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
71.40 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
61.40 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
60.00 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
59.80 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
58.20 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
55.80 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
54.20 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
54.00 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
52.40 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
51.60 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
51.20 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Job Zone One: Little or No Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Little or no previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a waiter or waitress even if he/she has never worked before.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.
- Examples
- These occupations involve following instructions and helping others. Examples include food preparation workers, dishwashers, floor sanders and finishers, landscaping and groundskeeping workers, logging equipment operators, and baristas.
- Education
- Some of these occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
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United States | $25,350.00 | $32,550.00 | $35,280.00 |
Virginia | $29,230.00 | $32,580.00 | $33,030.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | $32,640.18 | $33,660.96 | $34,662.11 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $31,826.03 | $34,083.53 | $34,735.46 |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 35,100 | 34,800 | -0.9% |
Virginia | 799 | 772 | -3.4% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
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Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
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Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Titles
- Agricultural Establishment Grader Inspector
- Agricultural Establishment Inspector-Grader
- Agricultural Produce Sorter
- Agriculture Laborer
- Apple Inspector
- Apple Sorter
- Apple Turner
- Asparagus Buncher
- Banana Expert
- Banana Grader
- Bean Sorter
- Bulb Grader
- Butter Grader
- Carrot Buncher
- Carrot Tier
- Casing Grader
- Celery Cutter
- Celery Packer
- Celery Stripper
- Celery Tier
- Celery Wrapper
- Cheese Grader
- Cheese Packer
- Cherry Sorter
- Chick Grader
- Chick Sexer
- Chicken Sexer
- Citrus Fruit Packer
- Clam Sorter
- Coffee Sampler
- Coffee Taster
- Coffee Weigher
- Coloring Room Man
- Coloring Room Worker
- Corn Lab Technician
- Cotton Classer
- Cotton Classer Aide
- Cotton Expert
- Cotton Grader
- Cotton Seed Culler
- Egg Candler
- Egg Grader
- Egg Sorter
- Egg Tester
- Egg Trayer
- Egg Worker
- Eggs Inspector
- Elevator Operator
- Fish Liver Sorter
- Fish Roe Technician
- Flour Tester
- Flower Grader
- Food Taster
- Fruit Checker
- Fruit Culler
- Fruit Grader
- Fruit Inspector
- Fruit Packer
- Fruit Sorter
- Fruit Worker
- Grader
- Grain Grader
- Grain Inspector
- Grain Picker
- Grain Sampler
- Hide Grader
- Laboratory Technician
- Leaf Size Picker
- Leaf Sorter
- Leaf Stripper
- Lettuce Trimmer
- Meat Grader
- Meat Inspector
- Milk Inspector
- Milk Sampler
- Nut Culler
- Nut Grader
- Nut Packer
- Nut Picker
- Nut Sorter
- Olive Grader
- Onion Tier
- Oyster Grader
- Oyster Picker
- Oyster Sorter
- Packer
- Peanut Cleaner
- Peanut Grader
- Peanut Separator
- Pecan Cleaner
- Pecan Picker
- Picker
- Potato Grader
- Potato Inspector
- Potato Sorter
- Poultry Grader
- Poultry Inspector
- Poultry Sexer
- Produce Laborer
- Produce Sorter
- Quality Control Technician
- Ring Facer
- Sample Grader
- Seed Sorter
- Sorter
- Sorting Machine Operator
- Spud Grader
- Spud Sorter
- Strawberry Sorter
- Tobacco Grader
- Tobacco Sizer
- Tobacco Sorter
- Vegetable Buncher
- Vegetable Grader
- Vegetable Inspector
- Vegetable Sorter
- Vegetable Specker
- Washer
- Wool and Pelt Grader
- Wool Fleece Grader
- Wool Fleece Sorter
- Wool Grader
- Wool Puller
- Wool Sorter
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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