6310 Subsistence Crop Farmers
Subsistence crop farmers grow and harvest field or tree and shrub crops, vegetables and fruit, in order to provide food, shelter and, in some cases, a minimum of cash income for themselves and their households. Tasks include - (a) preparing the soil, sowing, planting, tending and harvesting field crops; (b) growing vegetables, fruit and other tree and shrub crops; (c) fetching water and gathering firewood; (d) storing for later use and carrying out some processing of produce; (e) building and maintaining houses and other shelters; (f) making tools, clothes and utensils for use by the household; (g) selling or bartering some products at local markets. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Subsistence crop farmer - Subsistence gardener - Subsistence vegetable grower Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Crop farm labourer - 9211 - Firewood collector - 9624 - Water collector - 9624 Notes Workers in a subsistence setting whose main tasks are fetching water and gathering firewood are classified in Unit Group 9624: Water and Firewood Collectors. Workers in subsistence agriculture who perform a limited range of simple and routine tasks, usually under the direction of others, are classified in the relevant unit group in Sub-major Group 92: Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Labourers.
Where 6310 sits in the ISCO-08 hierarchy
- >6 Skilled Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Workers
- >>63 Subsistence Farmers, Fishers, Hunters and Gatherers
- >>>631 Subsistence Crop Farmers
- >>>>6310 Subsistence Crop Farmers
- >>>>6310 Subsistence Crop Farmers
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- What is ISCO-08 6310?
- ISCO-08 6310 is "Subsistence Crop Farmers". Subsistence crop farmers grow and harvest field or tree and shrub crops, vegetables and fruit, in order to provide food, shelter and, in some cases, a minimum of cash income for themselves and their households. Tasks include - (a) preparing the soil, sowing, planting, tending and harvesting field crops; (b) growing vegetables, fruit and other tree and shrub crops; (c) fetching water and gathering firewood; (d) storing for later use and carrying out some processing of produce; (e) building and maintaining houses and other shelters; (f) making tools, clothes and utensils for use by the household; (g) selling or bartering some products at local markets. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Subsistence crop farmer - Subsistence gardener - Subsistence vegetable grower Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Crop farm labourer - 9211 - Firewood collector - 9624 - Water collector - 9624 Notes Workers in a subsistence setting whose main tasks are fetching water and gathering firewood are classified in Unit Group 9624: Water and Firewood Collectors. Workers in subsistence agriculture who perform a limited range of simple and routine tasks, usually under the direction of others, are classified in the relevant unit group in Sub-major Group 92: Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Labourers.
- How does ISCO-08 6310 map to other classification systems?
- 6310 Subsistence Crop Farmers has equivalents in SOC 2018 (45-2092). These crosswalks let you translate this code between ISCO-08 and 1 other classification system.
- What is the parent category of 6310?
- 6310 Subsistence Crop Farmers sits under 6310 Subsistence Crop Farmers in the ISCO-08 hierarchy.
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