# Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products

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

- Code: 45-2041.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 45-2041)
- Family: [Farming, Fishing & Forestry](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-45), one of its 14 occupations
- Tasks: 5 tasks (4 core and 1 supplemental)
- Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-2041.00
- JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/45-2041.00.json

## What the work is made of

1. Place products in containers according to grade and mark grades on containers.  
   Core task · Task 13352 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2017
2. Weigh products or estimate their weight, visually or by feel.  
   Core task · Task 13351 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2017
3. Discard inferior or defective products or foreign matter, and place acceptable products in containers for further processing.  
   Core task · Task 13350 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2017
4. Grade and sort products according to factors such as color, species, length, width, appearance, feel, smell, and quality to ensure correct processing and usage.  
   Core task · Task 13349 · Rated by 52 people who do the job, July 2017
5. Record grade or identification numbers on tags or on shipping, receiving, or sales sheets.  
   Supplemental task · Task 13353 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2017

## More in Farming, Fishing & Forestry

- [Agricultural Equipment Operators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-2091.00): 17 tasks
- [Agricultural Inspectors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-2011.00): 16 tasks
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- [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
- [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

Quoted from O*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, under CC BY 4.0: free to copy and reuse, with credit. Nothing on this page is written by the Org.AI Foundation.