Crop Farm 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.