Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
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Lower estimated automation risk
Why it fits
Strong upgrade using commodity grading, quality standards, food safety, records, and compliance inspections.
Why it fits
Advancement path for experienced sorters who can coordinate line quality, staffing, output, safety, and records.
Why it fits
Applies product observations, samples, farm or facility data, quality records, and agricultural knowledge.
Why it fits
Reuses product labels, counts, weights, shipping records, lot identification, and warehouse communication.
Why it fits
Applies sorting, product condition checks, labeling, packing, inventory handling, and storage routines.
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We rate jobs using four factors. These are:
- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions
These are some key things to think about when job hunting.
Risk & user votes
Calculated automation risk
Imminent Risk (81-100%): This occupation appears highly exposed to end-to-end replacement by AI, software, robotics, or other computer-controlled systems. Roles in this range often involve predictable, repeatable, or rules-based work with limited need for human judgement, trust, creativity, or adaptation to messy real-world conditions. This does not mean every job will disappear immediately, but it is a strong signal to consider safer alternatives or start building more resilient skills.
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These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.
What users think
Based on 27 votes
Our visitors have voted that it's probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 81% chance of automation.
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What is the likelihood that Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
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Pay & outlook
Wages
In 2024, the median annual wage for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products was $35,430 ($17 per hour).
The median annual wage for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products was 28.4% lower than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.
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Growth
The number of 'Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products' job openings is expected to decline 5.4% by 2034
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Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2025.
Volume
As of 2024 there were 26,870 people employed as 'Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products' within the United States.
This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 5 thousand people are employed as 'Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products'.
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Job description
Grade, sort, or classify unprocessed food and other agricultural products by size, weight, color, or condition.
O*NET-SOC code: 45-2041.00
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