Jobs Similar to Graders and Sorters
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to graders and sorters, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping, Packers and Packagers and Bakers.
Graders and Sorters: $35,730 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
76% similar · $46,380 (+30%) · High school
- 2Packers and Packagers, Hand
75% similar · $36,280 (+2%) · High school
- 3Bakers
74% similar · $37,160 (+4%) · High school
- 4Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
74% similar · $38,300 (+7%) · High school
- 5Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
74% similar · $41,590 (+16%) · High school
- 6Cooks, Fast Food
73% similar · $30,890 (−14%) · High school
- 7Food Batchmakers
73% similar · $42,290 (+18%) · High school
- 8Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
73% similar · $38,020 (+6%) · High school
- 9Cooks, Restaurant
73% similar · $37,390 (+5%) · High school
- 10Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
72% similar · $44,810 (+25%) · High school
- 11Log Graders and Scalers
72% similar · $46,330 (+30%) · High school
- 12Food Preparation Workers
72% similar · $35,320 (−1%) · High school
- 13Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
71% similar · $43,220 (+21%) · High school
- 14Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
71% similar · $48,570 (+36%) · High school
- 15Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
71% similar · $34,890 (−2%) · High school
- 16Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
70% similar · $43,530 (+22%) · High school
- 17Butchers and Meat Cutters
70% similar · $40,140 (+12%) · High school
- 18Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
70% similar · $41,600 (+16%) · High school
- 19Slaughterers and Meat Packers
70% similar · $40,130 (+12%) · High school
- 20Sewing Machine Operators
70% similar · $36,670 (+3%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than graders and sorters.
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers71% similar · $48,570 (+36%)
- Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping76% similar · $46,380 (+30%)
- Log Graders and Scalers72% similar · $46,330 (+30%)
- Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders72% similar · $44,810 (+25%)
- Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders70% similar · $43,530 (+22%)
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders71% similar · $43,220 (+21%)
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for graders and sorters also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where graders and sorters is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Packers and Packagers, Hand (85)
- Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers (84)
- Slaughterers and Meat Packers (79)
- Bakers (78)
- Cooks, Fast Food (77)
- Cooks, Restaurant (77)
- Food Batchmakers (77)
- Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders (76)
- Food Preparation Workers (76)
- Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders (76)
Questions about jobs like graders and sorters
What jobs are most similar to graders and sorters?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping (76% similar), Packers and Packagers (75% similar), Bakers (74% similar), Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers (74% similar) and Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders (74% similar).
Which jobs like graders and sorters pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers ($48,570, +36%; usually a high school diploma), Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping ($46,380, +30%; usually a high school diploma) and Log Graders and Scalers ($46,330, +30%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with graders and sorters ($35,730). Without more preparation than graders and sorters usually need: Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping and Log Graders and Scalers.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.