A professional who inspects and grades agricultural products, such as carrots, rose bushes, strawberry plants, and tobacco, in field or shed, according to marketing specifications. Respnsibilities include:

• Estimates weight of product visually and by feel.
• Verifies count.
• Looks at, feels, and smells product, as required by its nature, to determine grade and identify substandard products.
• Places rejected products and individual grades of products in designated piles, containers, or areas.
• May pay harvest hands.
• May oversee field hauling.
• May be designated according to kind of product as Carrot Grader-Inspector; Rose Grader; Tobacco Grader; Watermelon Inspector.