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Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products

Grade, sort, or classify unprocessed food and other agricultural products by size, weight, color, or condition.

What you’d do

  • 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.

Skills that matter

  • Monitoring
  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Coordination
  • Critical Thinking
  • Judgment and Decision Making

How to get there

Little to some preparation: usually a high school diploma or GED, though some jobs do not need one

Also called

  • Apple Sorter
  • Grader
  • Potato Grader
  • Sorter
  • Agriculture Laborer
  • Corn Lab Technician

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