# Agricultural Inspectors

> Inspect agricultural commodities, processing equipment, and facilities, and fish and logging operations, to ensure compliance with regulations and laws governing health, quality, and safety.

- Code: 45-2011.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 45-2011)
- Family: [Farming, Fishing & Forestry](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-45), one of its 14 occupations
- Tasks: 16 tasks (2 core and 14 supplemental)
- Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-2011.00
- JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/45-2011.00.json

## What the work is made of

1. Inspect food products and processing procedures to determine whether products are safe to eat.  
   Core task · Task 14854 · Rated by 95 people who do the job, July 2013
2. Interpret and enforce government acts and regulations and explain required standards to agricultural workers.  
   Core task · Task 14850 · Rated by 93 people who do the job, July 2013
3. Inspect agricultural commodities or related operations, as well as fish or logging operations, for compliance with laws and regulations governing health, quality, and safety.  
   Supplemental task · Task 14846 · Rated by 93 people who do the job, July 2013
4. Label and seal graded products and issue official grading certificates.  
   Supplemental task · Task 14857 · Rated by 90 people who do the job, July 2013
5. Monitor the operations and sanitary conditions of slaughtering or meat processing plants.  
   Supplemental task · Task 14853 · Rated by 95 people who do the job, July 2013
6. Take emergency actions, such as closing production facilities, if product safety is compromised.  
   Supplemental task · Task 14855 · Rated by 92 people who do the job, July 2013
7. Verify that transportation and handling procedures meet regulatory requirements.  
   Supplemental task · Task 14848 · Rated by 92 people who do the job, July 2013
8. Inspect the cleanliness and practices of establishment employees.  
   Supplemental task · Task 14852 · Rated by 94 people who do the job, July 2013
9. Examine, weigh, and measure commodities, such as poultry, eggs, meat, or seafood to certify qualities, grades, and weights.  
   Supplemental task · Task 14863 · Rated by 93 people who do the job, July 2013
10. Inspect or test horticultural products or livestock to detect harmful diseases, chemical residues, or infestations and to determine the quality of products or animals.  
   Supplemental task · Task 14847 · Rated by 95 people who do the job, July 2013
11. Monitor the grading performed by company employees to verify conformance to standards.  
   Supplemental task · Task 14856 · Rated by 93 people who do the job, July 2013
12. Write reports of findings and recommendations and advise farmers, growers, or processors of corrective action to be taken.  
   Supplemental task · Task 14851 · Rated by 94 people who do the job, July 2013
13. Collect samples from animals, plants, or products and route them to laboratories for microbiological assessment, ingredient verification, or other testing.  
   Supplemental task · Task 14849 · Rated by 95 people who do the job, July 2013
14. Provide consultative services in areas such as equipment or product evaluation, plant construction or layout, or food safety systems.  
   Supplemental task · Task 14866 · Rated by 94 people who do the job, July 2013
15. Testify in legal proceedings.  
   Supplemental task · Task 14868 · Rated by 94 people who do the job, July 2013
16. Compare product recipes with government-approved formulas or recipes to determine acceptability.  
   Supplemental task · Task 14864 · Rated by 94 people who do the job, July 2013

## More in Farming, Fishing & Forestry

- [Agricultural Equipment Operators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-2091.00): 17 tasks
- [Agricultural Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-2099.00): no tasks listed
- [Animal Breeders](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-2021.00): 21 tasks
- [Fallers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-4021.00): 18 tasks
- [Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-2092.00): 27 tasks
- [Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-2093.00): 19 tasks
- [First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-1011.00): 30 tasks
- [Fishing and Hunting Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-3031.00): 30 tasks
- [Forest and Conservation Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-4011.00): 17 tasks
- [Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-2041.00): 5 tasks
- [Log Graders and Scalers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-4023.00): 12 tasks
- [Logging Equipment Operators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-4022.00): 9 tasks
- [Logging Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-4029.00): no tasks listed

## Where this comes from

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