Skilled Trades
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Grade, sort, or classify unprocessed food and other agricultural products by size, weight, color, or condition.
Median salary
$35,430
Typical range
$30k – $43k
Job outlook
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Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Entry / Junior
$30,490
~2 yrs to advance
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Established
$35,430
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Senior
$39,355
Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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