61 Market-oriented Skilled Agricultural Workers

Market gardeners and crop growers plan, organize and perform operations to grow and harvest field crops; to grow fruit and other tree and shrub crops; to grow garden vegetables and medicinal and other plants; and to produce horticultural and horticultural nurseries products for sale or delivery on a regular basis to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets. Tasks performed usually include: monitoring market activity and conditions, determining types and quantities of crops to be grown, and planning and coordinating production accordingly; purchasing seeds, bulbs and fertilizer; investing in land and land improvements; preparing land, sowing, planting, cultivating and harvesting various crops; tending working animals and maintaining farm buildings, machinery and equipment; producing saplings, bulbs and seeds; storing and carrying out some processing of produce; delivering or marketing farm products. Supervision of other workers may be included. Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups: 6111 Field Crop and Vegetable Growers 6112 Tree and Shrub Crop Growers 6113 Gardeners, Horticultural and Nursery Growers 6114 Mixed Crop Growers.

Animal producers plan, organize and perform farming operations to breed and raise domesticated animals, poultry, insects and non-domesticated animals for the production of meat, dairy products, honey, skins, textiles and other products, or for use as working, sporting or recreational animals, for sale or delivery to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets. Task performed usually include: monitoring market activity and conditions, determining kinds and amounts of products to produce and planning and coordinating production accordingly; raising, feeding and tending animals; preparing animals or animal products for market; monitoring and examining animals to detect illness, injury or disease, and to check physical condition such as rate of weight gain; performing duties related to animal reproduction such as breeding, artificial insemination and helping with animal births; renting or investing in, and maintaining and cleaning, buildings, machinery, equipment and structures; storing and carrying out some processing of produce; promoting and marketing products, arranging the sale, purchase and transportation of stock, produce and supplies, and maintaining and evaluating records of activities and transactions; training and supervising workers in animal care procedures, maintenance duties and health and safety precautions, and hiring and discharging workers and contractors. Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups: 6121 Livestock and Dairy Producers 6122 Poultry Producers 6123 Apiarists and Sericulturists 6129 Animal Producers Not Elsewhere Classified.

Mixed crop and animal producers plan, organize and perform farming operations to grow and harvest field, tree and various other crops, as well as to breed, raise and tend animals and to produce a variety of animal husbandry products, for sale or delivery to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets. Tasks performed usually include: monitoring market activity and conditions, determining kinds and amounts of crops to be grown and animals to be raised, and planning and coordinating production accordingly; purchasing seeds, fertilizer, and other supplies; performing operations such as land preparation, sowing, planting, cultivating and harvesting crops; producing or buying fodder and other food supplies; breeding, raising and tending animals; killing and skinning animals, and preparing animals or animal products for market; renting or investing in, and maintaining and cleaning, farm buildings, machinery, equipment and structures; storing and carrying out some processing of produce; promoting and marketing products, arranging the sale, purchase and transportation of livestock, produce and supplies, and maintaining and evaluating records of farm activities and transactions; training and supervising workers in animal care procedures, maintenance duties and health and safety precautions, and hiring and discharging workers and contractors. Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit group: 6130 Mixed Crop and Animal Producers.