How much does a crop sorter make?

In the U.S., pay can differ with experience and skill, the employer or kind of farm, and location; some crops take extra judgment to sort well. Harvest-time hours and night or weekend shifts can also affect earnings.

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

What's a typical day like?

At a farm or packing line, you inspect produce and sort it by size, color, weight, or condition onto a conveyor or into boxes. You may also weigh, label, and pack it, or clean the work area.

In the U.S., this job usually needs no formal school credential and offers short on-the-job training; a license or exam is not usually part of the entry path. Apply to a farm or packing house, though some seasonal jobs ask for recent farm experience.

High school plus some training (preparation level 2 of 5)

Good for people who like building and doing and keeping things organized.

One U.S. farm’s sorting job asks workers to pick cantaloupes only within a narrow ripeness range; learning to grade heirloom tomatoes can take weeks.