The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.
Employment
Major employers:
- Grocery stores
- Wholesale grocery sales companies
- Agricultural and food products companies
Outlook
Demand for agricultural products graders and sorters is expected to decline. More grading and sorting jobs can be done by machines. In addition, an increasing amount of agricultural products are imported from other countries. These items are graded and sorted before they are shipped here.
Agricultural Products Graders and Sorters (CIS 100009)
| Location | Employment | & | Growth | >>>> | Annual openings | |
| This occupation |
All occupations |
|||||
| Illinois |
896 Small |
& |
-4.2% |
8.2% |
>>>> |
125 Few |
| Champaign Area |
26 Very small |
& |
-3.8% |
5.2% |
>>>> |
4 Very few |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area |
28 Very small |
& |
0.0% |
2.9% |
>>>> |
4 Very few |
| Cook County |
317 Very small |
& |
-9.5% |
9.2% |
>>>> |
42 Very few |
| Decatur Area |
16 Very small |
& |
-6.3% |
3.8% |
>>>> |
3 Very few |
| DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area |
47 Very small |
& |
-4.3% |
10.3% |
>>>> |
7 Very few |
| Du Page County |
75 Very small |
& |
5.3% |
8.8% |
>>>> |
11 Very few |
| Edwardsville Area |
12 Very small |
& |
8.3% |
12.4% |
>>>> |
1 Very few |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area |
15 Very small |
& |
6.7% |
-0.2% |
>>>> |
3 Very few |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area |
13 Very small |
& |
0.0% |
6.0% |
>>>> |
1 Very few |
| Lake County |
40 Very small |
& |
-7.5% |
11.7% |
>>>> |
6 Very few |
| McHenry County |
16 Very small |
& |
-12.5% |
7.6% |
>>>> |
3 Very few |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area |
11 Very small |
& |
9.1% |
4.4% |
>>>> |
1 Very few |
| Northwest Illinois Area |
36 Very small |
& |
0.0% |
4.3% |
>>>> |
5 Very few |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area |
43 Very small |
& |
-2.3% |
4.5% |
>>>> |
7 Very few |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area |
37 Very small |
& |
-5.4% |
3.5% |
>>>> |
5 Very few |
| Rock Island-Moline Area |
21 Very small |
& |
-9.5% |
5.6% |
>>>> |
3 Very few |
| Rockford Area |
28 Very small |
& |
-3.6% |
6.6% |
>>>> |
4 Very few |
| Shawnee National Forest Area |
14 Very small |
& |
0.0% |
1.1% |
>>>> |
3 Very few |
| Springfield Area |
22 Very small |
& |
-4.5% |
4.6% |
>>>> |
3 Very few |
| St Louis-Belleville Area |
26 Very small |
& |
-7.7% |
0.9% |
>>>> |
4 Very few |
| Vermilion County |
9 Very small |
& |
0.0% |
-0.5% |
>>>> |
1 Very few |
| Will County |
38 Very small |
& |
13.2% |
14.9% |
>>>> |
6 Very few |
| United States |
30,100 Small |
& |
-5.3% |
2.8% |
>>>> |
4,100 Very few |