Graders & Sorters, Agricultural Products

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: No formal educational credential
Salary
High: $40,330.00
Average: $32,990.00
Hourly
Average: $15.86

What they do:

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

On the job, you would:

  • 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.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

82% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
68% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

83% Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
78% Conventional  -  Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Sort forestry or agricultural materials.
Package agricultural products for shipment or further processing.
Measure physical characteristics of forestry or agricultural products.
Mark agricultural or forestry products for identification.
Package agricultural products for shipment or further processing.
Record agricultural or forestry inventory data.
Evaluate quality of plants or crops.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

91% Spend Time Standing  -  How much does this job require standing?
89% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
87% 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?
86% Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions  -  How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
84% Physical Proximity  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
83% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
80% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
79% 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?
76% 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.)
70% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
65% 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?
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

90% Handling and Moving Objects  -  Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
83% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
82% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
81% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
69% Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
68% 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.

Getting Started

Education:
64%
Less than a High School Diploma
27%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)

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