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Food grader

Latest available data: June 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Food grader Food product grader

Food graders inspect, sort and grade food products. They grade food products according to sensory criteria or with the help of machinery. They determine the product's use by grading them into the appropriate classes and discarding damaged or expired foods. Food graders measure and weigh the products and report their findings so the food can be further processed.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Inspecting, testing, tasting and smelling agricultural products, food and beverages at various stages of processing;
(b) Determining quality, acceptability to consumer tastes and approximate value of products, and grading them into appropriate classes;
(c) Discarding inferior products;
(d) Recording the grade and/or identification numbers on tags, receiving, or sales sheets;
(e) Weighing and measuring products.

Knowledge

  • Food processing
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Work skills
  • Law

Digital competencies

  • Inspecting food safety and quality
  • Monitoring, inspecting and testing
  • Monitoring developments in area of expertise
  • Organising, planning and scheduling work and activities
  • Monitoring quality of products

Digital competencies

  • Using word processing, publishing and presentation software

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Supporting others
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts
  • Collaborating in teams and networks
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Business and administration associate professionals

Administrative and specialized secretaries

Miners and quarriers

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Miners and quarriers

21

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

8,47%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-30,00% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

95,24%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

14,29%

Part-time contracts

1,00% Turnover index

35

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-7%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Business and administration associate professionals

68%

32%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Business and administration associate professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Administrative and specialized secretaries

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Miners and quarriers

No experience
16%
Less than 1 year
20%
Between 1 and 2 years
19%
Between 2 and 4 years
30%
Between 4 and 8 years
7%
More than 8 years
8%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
28%
Administrative and support service activities
27%
Education
13%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
8%
Information and communication
8%
Others
16%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.