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Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$35,730
United States, 2025
Employment
25,180
United States, 2025
Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
10 related careers
Career overview
Grade, sort, or classify unprocessed food and other agricultural products by size, weight, color, or condition.
- O*NET code
- 45-2041.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- None
Typical 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.
Choose a location
Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$29,580
25th percentile
$34,320
75th percentile
$38,260
90th percentile
$44,490
Most important skills
- Monitoring2.9
- Speaking2.8
- Active Listening2.8
- Coordination2.5
- Critical Thinking2.5
- Time Management2.3
- Reading Comprehension2.3
- Writing2.3
- Judgment and Decision Making2.3
- Complex Problem Solving2.1
- Active Learning2.1
- Social Perceptiveness2.1
What skills do you need?
No skill ratings are recorded for this occupation in the current O*NET release.
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Compare with Graders and Sorters, Agricultural ProductsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO | $48,740 | 230 | 2025 |
| Grand Forks, ND | $48,700 | 40 | 2025 |
| MN | $47,540 | 30 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $46,350 | 80 | 2025 |
| ME | $45,810 | 40 | 2025 |
| ND | $45,590 | 260 | 2025 |
| NE | $45,560 | 330 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $44,510 | 210 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | $44,370 | 40 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | $43,430 | 120 | 2025 |
| UT | $42,710 | 100 | 2025 |
| IA | $42,450 | 170 | 2025 |
| MA | $41,770 | 40 | 2025 |
| MD | $41,740 | 430 | 2025 |
| IL | $41,670 | 220 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | $41,350 | 240 | 2025 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $39,900 | 30 | 2025 |
| SD | $39,900 | 380 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | $39,870 | — | 2025 |
| MI | $39,180 | 100 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.