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AI Work Index

Headline risk

12%

Low Risk

Graders and sorters, agricultural products

United States AI Work IndexISCO 2163title_match

United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

38.9 current · 36.8 projectedConfidence high

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $35K

Median annual wage

Demand -5%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

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

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 35,430

Employment 2024

38.9K

Projected Change (2024–34)

-5.4%

Openings (2024–34)

5.1K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 30,49025th pctl: USD 33,550Median: USD 35,43075th pctl: USD 38,010Top 10%: USD 43,280

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: No formal educational credential Experience: —

Role Profile

Detail orientedFine motorAdaptability

Tasks

  • 1. Discard inferior or defective products or foreign matter, and place acceptable products in containers for further processing. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Weigh products or estimate their weight, visually or by feel. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Grade and sort products according to factors such as color, species, length, width, appearance, feel, smell, and quality to ensure correct processing and usage. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Place products in containers according to grade and mark grades on containers. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Record grade or identification numbers on tags or on shipping, receiving, or sales sheets. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft AccessMicrosoft Active Server Pages ASPMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPoint

Work context

Spend Time Standing 4.7/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.6/5
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls 4.5/5
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions 4.4/5
Physical Proximity 4.4/5
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 4.3/5

Worker profile

Median age 45.4 · 58K employed

Under 25: 9% · 25–54: 57% · 55+: 34%

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