How do they match: Agricultural Inspectors

  • Field Disease and Insect Control Inspector
  • Food Product Inspector
  • Food Safety and Inspection Service Inspector
  • Health and Safety Specialist
  • Insect and Disease Inspection Supervisor
  • Logging Operations Inspector
  • Meat and Poultry Inspector
  • Seed and Fertilizer Specialist

  • Inspect agricultural commodities, processing equipment, and facilities, and fish and logging operations, to ensure compliance with regulations and laws governing health, quality, and safety.

  • Collect samples from animals, plants, or products and route them to laboratories for microbiological assessment, ingredient verification, or other testing.
  • Compare product recipes with government-approved formulas or recipes to determine acceptability.
  • Inspect agricultural commodities or related operations, as well as fish or logging operations, for compliance with laws and regulations governing health, quality, and safety.
  • Inspect food products and processing procedures to determine whether products are safe to eat.
  • Inspect or test horticultural products or livestock to detect harmful diseases, chemical residues, or infestations and to determine the quality of products or animals.
  • Interpret and enforce government acts and regulations and explain required standards to agricultural workers.
  • Label and seal graded products and issue official grading certificates.
  • Monitor the operations and sanitary conditions of slaughtering or meat processing plants.
  • Provide consultative services in areas such as equipment or product evaluation, plant construction or layout, or food safety systems.
  • Take emergency actions, such as closing production facilities, if product safety is compromised.

  • Advise others on farming or forestry operations, regulations, or equipment.
  • Inspect products or operations to ensure that standards are met.
  • Maintain operational records.
  • Mark agricultural or forestry products for identification.
  • Measure physical characteristics of forestry or agricultural products.
  • Package agricultural products for shipment or further processing.