food grader

Food graders inspect, sort and grade food products. They grade food products according to sensory criteria or with the help of machinery. They determine the product's use by grading them into the appropriate classes and discarding damaged or expired foods. Food graders measure and weigh the products and report their findings so the food can be further processed.

The most in-demand skills for this role include legislation about animal origin products, food materials, food safety principles, food legislation, food science, food storage. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives food grader a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.