921 Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Labourers

Crop farm labourers perform simple and routine tasks on farms in the production of crops such as fruit, nuts, grains and vegetables. Tasks include - (a) digging and shovelling to clear ditches or for other purposes; (b) loading and unloading supplies, produce and other materials; (c) raking, pitching and stacking straw, hay and similar materials; (d) watering, thinning and weeding crops by hand or using hand tools; (e) picking fruit, nuts, vegetables and other crops; (f) planting and harvesting field crops such as rice, by hand; (g) grading, sorting, bunching and packing produce into containers; (h) performing minor repairs on fixtures, buildings, equipment and fences. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Cane planter - Fruit picker - Rice farm labourer - Vegetable picker Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Skilled farm worker (field crops) - 6111 - Construction labourer (building work) - 9313 - Firewood collector - 9624 - Water collector - 9624.

Livestock farm labourers perform simple and routine tasks in the farm production of animals, including poultry and insects. Tasks include - (a) digging and shovelling to clear ditches or for other purposes; (b) loading and unloading supplies, produce and other materials; (c) feeding, watering and cleaning animals and keeping their quarters clean; (d) monitoring livestock and reporting on their condition; (e) assisting with maintaining the health and welfare of livestock; (f) assisting with herding, droving and separating livestock for milking, shearing, transportation or slaughter, and between pastures; (g) collecting eggs and placing in incubators; (h) raking, pitching, stacking and storing hay, straw and other types of animal feed and bedding; (i) grading, sorting and packing produce into containers; (j) performing minor repairs on fixtures, buildings, equipment and fences. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Livestock farm labourer Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Drover - 6121 - Shepherd - 6121 - Skilled farm worker (livestock) - 6121 - Firewood collector - 9624 - Water collector - 9624.

Mixed crop and livestock farm labourers perform simple and routine tasks in farm production of both crops and animals. Tasks include - (a) digging and shovelling to clear ditches or for other purposes; (b) loading and unloading supplies, produce and other materials; (c) raking, pitching and stacking straw, hay and similar materials; (d) watering, thinning and weeding crops by hand or using hand tools; (e) picking fruit, nuts, vegetables and other crops and collecting eggs; (f) planting and harvesting field crops such as rice, by hand; (g) feeding, watering and cleaning animals and keeping their quarters clean; (h) monitoring livestock and reporting on their condition; (i) assisting with herding, droving and separating livestock for milking, shearing, transportation or slaughter, and between pastures; (j) grading, sorting, bunching and packing produce into containers; (k) performing minor repairs on fixtures, buildings, equipment and fences. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Farm labourer Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Skilled farm worker (mixed farming) - 6130 - Firewood collector - 9624 - Water collector - 9624.

Garden and horticultural labourers perform simple and routine tasks in operations to cultivate and maintain trees, shrubs, flowers and other plants in parks and private gardens, to produce saplings, bulbs and seeds, or to grow vegetables and flowers by intensive cultivation techniques. Tasks include - (a) loading, unloading and moving supplies, produce and equipment; (b) preparing garden sites and plots using hand tools and simple machines; (c) assisting with planting and transplanting flowers, shrubs, trees and lawns; (d) maintaining gardens by watering, weeding and mowing lawns; (e) cleaning gardens and removing rubbish; (f) assisting with propagating, planting and potting seeds, bulbs and cuttings; (g) tending plants by hand watering and weeding; (h) harvesting and packaging plants for sale and transport; (i) performing minor repairs on fixtures, buildings, equipment and fences. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Garden labourer - Horticultural labourer - Lawn mower - Nursery labourer Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Horticulturist - 6113 - Landscape gardener - 6113 - Market gardener - 6113 - Crop farm labourer - 9211.

Forestry labourers perform simple and routine tasks to cultivate and maintain natural and plantation forests, and log, fell and saw trees. Tasks include - (a) digging holes for tree planting; (b) stacking and loading logs and timber; (c) clearing undergrowth in forest stands and thinning young plantations; (d) maintaining look-out for fires in forests; (e) removing major branches and tree tops, trimming branches and sawing trunks into logs; (f) operating and maintaining manual and hand-held machine saws to fell trees and cut felled trees and branches into logs; (g) collecting seeds and planting seedlings; (h) performing minor repairs and maintenance of forest roads, buildings, facilities and equipment. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Axeman/woman - Forestry labourer - Tree planter Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Forestry worker (skilled) - 6210.

Fishery and aquaculture labourers perform simple and routine tasks to cultivate, catch and harvest fish and seafood in aquaculture and in inland, coastal and deep sea fishing operations. Tasks include - (a) cleaning the sea-bed and feeding fish and molluscs that are being cultivated; (b) gathering seaweed, sea mosses, clams and other molluscs; (c) preparing nets, lines and other fishing tackle and other deck equipment; (d) operating fishing gear to catch fish and other marine life; (e) cleaning, sorting and packing fish and seafood in ice and salt, and stowing catch in hold; (f) cleaning deck surfaces and fish hold; (g) handling mooring lines during docking. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Aquaculture labourer - Fishery labourer Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Fish farmer - 6221 - Coastal fishery skipper - 6222 - Fisher (coastal waters) - 6222 - Fisher (inland waters) - 6222 - Deep sea fisher - 6223.