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Package agricultural products for shipment or further processing

This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.

Part of Package objects, under the O*NET work activity group Handling and Moving Objects. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 5 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Discard inferior or defective products or foreign matter, and place acceptable products in containers for further processing.Stays human Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
• Tie and bunch flowers, plants, shrubs, and trees, wrap their roots, and pack them into boxes to fill orders.Stays human Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Place products in containers according to grade and mark grades on containers.Stays human Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
• Label and seal graded products and issue official grading certificates.Stays human Agricultural Inspectors
• Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.Stays human Fishing and Hunting Workers