Description
Grade, sort, or classify unprocessed food and other agricultural products by size, weight, color, or condition.
Interests
- Realistic
- Conventional
Work Values
- Support
- Working Conditions
- Relationships
Work Styles
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Initiative
- Self-Control
Tasks
- 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.
Work Activities
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Getting Information
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Detailed Work Activities
- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Performing general physical activities includes doing 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.
- Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
- Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
- Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Technology Skills
- Spreadsheet software
- Presentation software
- Electronic mail software
- Office suite software
- Word processing software
Abilities
- Manual Dexterity
- Near Vision
- Category Flexibility
- Finger Dexterity
- Oral Comprehension
Skills
This information is currently unavailable.
Knowledge
- Production and Processing
- English Language
- Mechanical
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
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Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $30,981 |
| Median (50%) | $36,225 |
| High (90%) | $43,426 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $37,789 |
| Mid Level | N/A |
| Senior Level | N/A |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 32,200 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to decrease to 30,600 positions, reflecting a projected decline of -5%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of -5%
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