Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products

Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products score 10 out of 100, which is low exposure to AI. That ranks #750 of 923 US occupations, where #1 is the most exposed. Of the 6 tasks in this job, AI could speed up 1 on its own and 0 more with extra software built on top of it. None of its tasks showed up in real AI use in April–May 2026.

10/ 100

Low

Rank: #750of 923 jobs
US workers: 25,180BLS, May 2025
Median pay: $35,730a year
In real AI use: 0 of 6tasks, April–May 2026

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Task by task

Each task this job involves, as listed by O*NET, rated on whether a large language model like GPT-4 could cut the time it takes by at least half at the same quality. Tasks marked Seen in real AI use appeared in conversations with Claude in April–May 2026 (Anthropic Economic Index).

AI can speed this up on its own: 1 (17%)
AI can speed this up with extra software: 0 (0%)
Little or no AI speed-up: 5 (83%)

Record grade or identification numbers on tags or on shipping, receiving, or sales sheets.AI can speed this up on its own · supplemental task
Place products in containers according to grade and mark grades on containers.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Weigh products or estimate their weight, visually or by feel.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Discard inferior or defective products or foreign matter, and place acceptable products in containers for further processing.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Grade and sort products according to factors such as color, species, length, width, appearance, feel, smell, and quality to ensure correct processing and usage.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Separate fiber tufts between fingers to assess strength, uniformity, and cohesive quality of fibers.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task

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Questions about graders and sorters, agricultural products and AI

Will AI replace graders and sorters, agricultural products?

Unlikely. Most of the work is hard for today's AI to speed up. Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products score 10 out of 100 (low exposure), #750 of 923 US jobs. AI could speed up 1 of the job's 6 tasks, 1 of them on its own, while 5 see little or no speed-up. Exposure means the work is likely to change, not that the job will disappear.

Which graders and sorters, agricultural products tasks can AI do?

The most exposed tasks include "Record grade or identification numbers on tags or on shipping, receiving, or sales sheets".

Which graders and sorters, agricultural products tasks are hardest for AI?

Tasks with little or no AI speed-up include "Place products in containers according to grade and mark grades on containers"; "Weigh products or estimate their weight, visually or by feel"; "Discard inferior or defective products or foreign matter, and place acceptable products in containers for further processing".

Are people already using AI for this work?

Not much yet. None of the job's tasks showed up in real conversations with Claude in April–May 2026, according to the Anthropic Economic Index.

How many people work as graders and sorters, agricultural products, and what do they earn?

About 25,180 people in the US, with median pay of $35,730 a year (BLS, May 2025).

How to read this score. Exposure measures how much of the work AI could speed up, not whether the job will disappear. A highly exposed job can change shape, with people spending less time on routine tasks and more on the rest. The score counts tasks AI can speed up on its own in full, and tasks that need extra software at half weight.

The ratings come from published research based on GPT-4 (2023). To show what's happening now, each task is also checked against the latest Anthropic Economic Index, which records which tasks people actually use AI for. That data is refreshed automatically when Anthropic publishes a new release. Read the full method.