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schemaVersion = "role.v1"
slug = "role-45-2041-00"
socCode = "45-2041.00"
title = "Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products"
summary = "Grade, sort, or classify unprocessed food and other agricultural products by size, weight, color, or condition."
aliases = ["Apple Sorter", "Grader", "Potato Grader", "Sorter", "Agriculture Laborer", "Corn Lab Technician", "Distribution Technician", "Egg Grader", "Egg Worker", "Potato Sorter", "Agricultural Establishment Grader Inspector", "Agricultural Produce Sorter"]
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jobZone = "2"
jobZoneName = "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed"
education = "Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not."
experience = "Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training."
svpRange = "(Below 6.0)"

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label = "Less than a High School Diploma"
percentage = 63.8

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label = "High School Diploma"
percentage = 26.69

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label = "Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)"
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label = "Post-Secondary Certificate"
percentage = 4.65

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category = "No formal educational credential"
slug = "no-formal-educational-credential"

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meanWage = 36080
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pct25Wage = 33550
pct75Wage = 38010
pct90Wage = 43280
employment = 26870
areaTitle = "U.S."

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naics = "11"
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title = "Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting"
level = "Sector"
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naics = "31-33"
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title = "Manufacturing"
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employment = 10150
medianWage = 35320
lq = 4.56

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naics = "42"
slug = "42"
title = "Wholesale Trade"
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employment = 3320
medianWage = 37890
lq = 3.16

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naics = "56"
slug = "56"
title = "Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services"
level = "Sector"
employment = 630
medianWage = 35970
lq = 0.4

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naics = "561320"
slug = "561320"
title = "Temporary Help Services"
level = "National industry"
employment = 340
medianWage = 35060
lq = 0.74

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naics = "44-45"
slug = "44-45"
title = "Retail Trade"
level = "Sector"
employment = 240
medianWage = 35290
lq = 0.09

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naics = "48-49"
slug = "48-49"
title = "Transportation and Warehousing"
level = "Sector"
employment = 220
medianWage = 41590
lq = 0.17

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naics = "541380"
slug = "541380"
title = "Testing Laboratories and Services"
level = "National industry"
employment = 70
medianWage = 46970

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slug = "54"
title = "Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services"
level = "Sector"
medianWage = 38980

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slug = "11"
title = "Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting"
level = "Sector"
employment = 10710
lq = 145.16

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naics = "31-33"
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title = "Manufacturing"
level = "Sector"
employment = 10150
lq = 4.56

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naics = "42"
slug = "42"
title = "Wholesale Trade"
level = "Sector"
employment = 3320
lq = 3.16

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naics = "561320"
slug = "561320"
title = "Temporary Help Services"
level = "National industry"
employment = 340
lq = 0.74

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naics = "56"
slug = "56"
title = "Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services"
level = "Sector"
employment = 630
lq = 0.4

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naics = "48-49"
slug = "48-49"
title = "Transportation and Warehousing"
level = "Sector"
employment = 220
lq = 0.17

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naics = "44-45"
slug = "44-45"
title = "Retail Trade"
level = "Sector"
employment = 240
lq = 0.09

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teleworkable = false
usageTasks = []

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value = 9
percentile = 5
band = "Low"
version = "ai-exposure-index-v1"
componentCount = 3

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percentile = 7
source = "felten_aioe"

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 14
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 7
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"

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source = "frey"
label = "Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)"
value = 0.41
percentile = 44
band = "Moderate"
note = "A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking."

[aiOutlook.eloundou]
alpha = 0.1
beta = 0.1
gamma = 0.1

[aiOutlook.bls]
growthPercent = -5.4
growthPercentile = 12
direction = "Declining"
annualOpeningsThousands = 5.1
annualOpeningsPercentile = 49
employment2024Thousands = 38.9
employment2034Thousands = 36.8

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source = "felten_aioe"
label = "Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.)"
value = -1.370968
percentile = 7
band = "Low"
note = "How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss."

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source = "eloundou_gamma"
label = "LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou)"
value = 0.1
percentile = 14
band = "Low"
note = "Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank."

[[aiOutlook.exposure]]
source = "microsoft_applicability"
label = "AI assistant applicability (Microsoft)"
value = 0.038503005164054804
percentile = 7
band = "Low"
note = "How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement."

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "bls_employment_projections"
version = "2024-2034"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "dingel_neiman"
version = "dingel-neiman-workathome"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "felten_aioe"
version = "felten-raj-seamans-aioe"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "frey_osborne"
version = "frey-osborne-automation"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"
version = "working-with-ai"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"
version = "gpts-are-gpts"

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skills = 37
capabilities = 120
tools = 7
relatedRoles = 20

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version = "30.3"
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contentHash = "ed3a8bebc622253b"

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text = "Place products in containers according to grade and mark grades on containers."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.1.b.1.a"

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iwa = "4.A.1.b.3.a"

[[tasks]]
text = "Discard inferior or defective products or foreign matter, and place acceptable products in containers for further processing."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.ap"

[[tasks]]
text = "Grade and sort products according to factors such as color, species, length, width, appearance, feel, smell, and quality to ensure correct processing and usage."
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iwa = "4.A.2.a.2.b"

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iwa = "4.A.3.b.6.h"

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name = "Manual Dexterity"
family = "ability"
value = 3.25

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name = "Near Vision"
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[[capabilities]]
name = "Category Flexibility"
family = "ability"
value = 3.12

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name = "English Language"
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[[capabilities]]
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name = "Mechanical"
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name = "Oral Expression"
family = "ability"
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[[capabilities]]
name = "Trunk Strength"
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[[capabilities]]
name = "Speech Recognition"
family = "ability"
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name = "Food Production"
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[[capabilities]]
name = "Active Listening"
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[[skills]]
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name = "Biology"
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name = "Conventional"
family = "career_interest_type"
value = 5

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name = "Agriculture"
family = "specific_interest_area"
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name = "Investigative"
family = "career_interest_type"
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name = "Dependability"
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name = "Social"
family = "career_interest_type"
value = 1.5

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name = "Culinary Art"
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value = 1.5

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family = "specific_interest_area"
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value = 1.4

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socCode = "53-7064.00"
slug = "role-53-7064-00"
title = "Packers and Packagers, Hand"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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socCode = "51-3091.00"
slug = "role-51-3091-00"
title = "Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders"
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socCode = "51-3022.00"
slug = "role-51-3022-00"
title = "Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers"
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socCode = "51-3092.00"
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title = "Food Batchmakers"
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socCode = "51-9111.00"
slug = "role-51-9111-00"
title = "Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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socCode = "51-3093.00"
slug = "role-51-3093-00"
title = "Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders"
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slug = "role-45-2092-00"
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tier = "Primary-Long"

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title = "Agricultural Equipment Operators"
tier = "Supplemental"

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slug = "role-51-3011-00"
title = "Bakers"
tier = "Supplemental"

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cluster = "Agriculture"
slug = "agriculture"

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scale = "0-1 probability"
release = "2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot"

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label = "AI occupational exposure"
score = -1.370968
scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"

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scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"

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