841299-Crop Farm Workers nec

ANZSCO code: 
841299
Job Title: 

Crop Farm Workers nec

Job Description: 

This occupation group covers Crop Farm Workers not elsewhere classified.

Specializations: 

Coffee Plantation Worker (Aus) ,Flower Buncher or Picker ,Hop Farm Worker ,Lavender Farm Worker ,Sugar Cane Planter (Aus) ,Tea Plantation Worker (Aus)
Tea Tree Farm Worker ,Turf Farm Worker

Tasks: 
  • planting trees, seeds, seedlings, roots, bulbs, vines and other plants using hand tools and farm machines
  • building trellises for climbing vegetables and vines
  • operating farm machines to cultivate, fertilise, spray and harvest fruit, nuts, grains and vegetables
  • spraying trees, vines and other plants with chemicals to control weed growth, insects, fungus growth and diseases
  • thinning, weeding and hoeing row crops, and pruning trees and vines
  • irrigating land for crop growth
  • selecting and picking fruit, nuts, grains and vegetables according to size and ripeness, and discarding rotting and over-ripened produce
  • grading, sorting, bunching and packing produce into containers
  • loading filled fruit, nut, grain and vegetable containers onto trucks
Job Group: 

5

Skills: 

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications outlined below.

In Australia

AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

In New Zealand

NZ Register Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)
For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

International Careers(ISCO): 
Source Of Info: 

Reference Australian Bureau of Statistics
1220.0 - ANZSCO -- Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, 2013, Version 1.960