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22111.05 – Plant protection inspectors

Plant protection inspectors inspect agricultural products for conformity to prescribed production, storage and transportation standards. Supervisors of agricultural products inspectors are also included in this occupation.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Crop certification inspector
  • Plant protection inspector

Core competencies

  • Monitoring to continuously and consistently observe various aspects of plant growth process, pest populations or weather conditions
  • Quality Control Testing to assess the effectiveness of pest management strategies or the presence of harmful contaminants, including visual inspection, sampling, and laboratory analysis
  • Problem Identification to detect noncompliance in production or handling practices during inspections and initiate timely interventions such as quarantine or corrective actions to protect consumer health and market standards
  • Pattern Identification to identify deviations from regulatory standards, such as symptoms of pest infestations, diseases or environmental stressors affecting plants
  • Attention to Detail to review laboratory reports, verify sample data and confirm accuracy in documentation when routing plant specimens for microbiological or chemical testing
  • Knowledge in Biology to understand the ecology of pests, the life cycles of diseases affecting plants health and the biological testing procedures to determine compliance with standards and prevent further spread to other plants

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Certify seed crops, oversee the quarantine, treatment or destruction of plants and plant products, and the fumigation of plants and plant product imports and exports.

Additional information

  • Progression to managerial positions in this field is possible with experience.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Biological technologists and technicians (22110)
  • Forestry technologists and technicians (22112)
  • Public and environmental health and safety professionals (21120)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

2 – Natural and applied sciences and related occupations

TEER

2 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations

Major group

22 – Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences

Sub-major group

221 – Technical occupations related to natural sciences

Minor group

2211 – Technical occupations in life sciences

Unit group

22111 – Agricultural and fish products inspectors

Occupational profile

22111.05 – Plant protection inspectors

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