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Career: Agricultural Inspectors
Job Description
Inspect agricultural commodities, processing equipment, and facilities, and fish and logging operations, to ensure compliance with regulations and laws governing health, quality, and safety.
Job Tasks
|
Importance %age |
Task Description |
|
88
|
Collect samples from animals, plants, or products, and route them to laboratories for microbiological assessment, ingredient verification, and other testing. |
|
88
|
Write reports of findings and recommendations, and advise farmers, growers, or processors of corrective action to be taken. |
|
84
|
Inspect agricultural commodities and related operations, as well as fish and logging operations for compliance with laws and regulations governing health, quality, and safety. |
|
80
|
Interpret and enforce government acts and regulations and explain required standards to agricultural workers. |
|
76
|
Verify that transportation and handling procedures meet regulatory requirements. |
|
68
|
Inspect and test horticultural products or livestock to detect harmful diseases, chemical residues, and infestations, and to determine the quality of products or animals. |
|
56
|
Inspect food products and processing procedures to determine whether products are safe to eat. |
|
56
|
Provide consultative services in areas such as equipment and product evaluation, plant construction and layout, and food safety systems. |
|
52
|
Inspect the cleanliness and practices of establishment employees. |
|
48
|
Advise farmers and growers of development programs or new equipment and techniques to aid in quality production. |
|
44
|
Take emergency actions such as closing production facilities if product safety is compromised. |
|
44
|
Label and seal graded products, and issue official grading certificates. |
|
44
|
Examine, weigh, and measure commodities such as poultry, eggs, meat, and seafood in order to certify qualities, grades, and weights. |
|
44
|
Testify in legal proceedings. |
|
40
|
Direct and monitor the quarantine and treatment or destruction of plants and plant products. |
|
40
|
Inquire about pesticides or chemicals to which animals may have been exposed. |
|
36
|
Set labeling standards and approve labels for meat and poultry products. |
|
36
|
Compare product recipes with government-approved formulas or recipes in order to determine acceptability. |
|
33
|
Monitor the operations and sanitary conditions of slaughtering and meat processing plants. |
|
32
|
Monitor the grading performed by company employees in order to verify conformance to standards. |
|
32
|
Set standards for the production of meat and poultry products, and for food ingredients, additives, and compounds used to prepare and package products. |
|
20
|
Review and monitor foreign product inspection systems in countries of origin to ensure equivalence to the U.S. system. |
|
12
|
Inspect livestock to determine effectiveness of medication and feeding programs. |
Work Activities
|
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
|
67
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
|
64
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
|
63
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
|
63
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
|
63
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
|
61
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
|
61
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
|
60
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
|
60
|
Getting Information
|
|
59
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
|
58
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
|
57
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
|
52
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
|
52
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
|
51
|
Processing Information
|
|
50
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
|
50
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
|
50
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
|
50
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
|
49
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
|
48
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
|
48
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
|
47
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
|
47
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
|
46
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
|
45
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
|
45
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
|
43
|
Thinking Creatively
|
|
43
|
Interacting With Computers
|
|
41
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
|
40
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
|
39
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
|
38
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
|
36
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
|
36
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
|
35
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
|
31
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
|
30
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
|
28
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
|
25
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
|
24
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|


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