Projected pay for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today $35,730 → in 3 years $38,800 → in 5 years $41,000 → in 10 years $47,100 (10-year range $40,500–$54,700). The model assumes pay growth of +2.8% per year.
$35,730
Now 2026
$38,800
In 3 yrs 2029
$35,900–$42,300
$41,000
In 5 yrs 2031
$37,000–$45,700
$47,100
In 10 yrs 2036
$40,500–$54,700
What drives the annual growth rate
Base wage growth +3.0%Labor demand -0.37%AI impact +0.18%Total +2.8% / yr
Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (BLS projected employment growth), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →
Outlook score for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
42/100
★★☆☆☆
Below average · ranked #636 of all U.S. occupations
Pay level
4 pts
AI resistance
74 pts
Entry barrier
9 pts
Annual openings
95 pts
Projected growth
16 pts
Each component is a percentile rank among all occupations in the same country (0–100). Weights: labor demand 25, wage momentum / openings 15, pay level 15, AI resistance 25, aging workforce 10 (Japan only), entry barrier 10.
Labor demand for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Employment
25K
BLS OEWS
Projected employment
44K
2025–35
Projected change
−3.4%
ranked #684 for growth
Annual openings
5,800
growth + replacement needs
Demand score
Average
44/100
Typical entry education
No formal educational credential
Work experience
None
in a related occupation
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training
Employment projections are from the BLS Employment Projections program (2025–35). Annual openings include both new jobs and replacement of workers who leave the occupation.
Attend to live farm, ranch, open range or aquacultural animals that may include cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, rabbits, finfish, shellfish, and bees.
Drive and control equipment to support agricultural activities such as tilling soil; planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops; feeding and herding livestock; or removing animal waste.
Drive logging tractor or wheeled vehicle equipped with one or more accessories, such as bulldozer blade, frontal shear, grapple, logging arch, cable winches, hoisting rack, or crane boom, to fell tree; to skid, load, unload, or stack logs; or to pull stumps or clear brush.
Inspect agricultural commodities, processing equipment, and facilities, and fish and logging operations, to ensure compliance with regulations and laws governing health, quality, and safety.
$49,940
52/100
47%
Pay and employment figures are national statistics. Projected pay, outlook scores and AI replacement risk are estimates from the Shigoto Zukan model, not guarantees. To request a correction, use the contact form. How to read the data
Sources: BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025–35; O*NET 31.0 Database by USDOL/ETA (CC BY 4.0), modified by Shigoto Zukan. Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.