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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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