DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Grade, sort, or classify unprocessed food and other agricultural products by size, weight, color, or condition. Excludes “Agricultural Inspectors" (45-2011).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	140	36	$16.34/hr	$1.45/hr	$8.55/hr	$12.00/hr	$15.83/hr	$20.25/hr	$26.43/hr
U S	39,060	1,406	$10.14/hr	$0.08/hr	$8.23/hr	$8.70/hr	$9.30/hr	$11.00/hr	$13.50/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Other Regional Data For Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 4 - West Central 30 N/A N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 20 $14.50/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 10 $8.55/hr N/A EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities N/A $25.12/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A N/A N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A

• Grades and sorts products, according to factors, such as color, length, width, appearance, feel, and smell.
• Weighs and places products in containers, according to grade and marks grade on containers.
• Segregates products on conveyor belt or table, according to grade, color, size, fiber quality, species, deformities, and sex.
• Estimates weight of product visually and by feel.
• Examines product fibers through microscope to determine maturity and spirality of fibers.
• Discards inferior or defective products and foreign matter and places acceptable products in containers for further processing.
• Pulls product sample apart between fingers to determine fiber quality.
• Records grade on tag or shipping, receiving, or sales sheet.