Crop Farm Workers
Snapshot
Crop Farm Workers perform routine tasks in producing crops such as fruit, nuts, grains and vegetables.
| Job stats | |
|---|---|
| How many are employed in this occupation? | 24700 |
| What are the average weekly earnings for full time workers ($ before tax)? | $653 |
| How does unemployment compare with other occupations? | high |
| What is the vacancy level for this occupation? | very high |
| What are the job prospects for this occupation? | average |
Tasks
This occupation may include associated occupations with varying 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 Titles
- Fruit or Nut Farm Worker
- Fruit or Nut Picker
- Grain, Oilseed or Pasture Farm Worker
- Vegetable Farm Worker
- Vegetable Picker
- Vineyard Worker
- Crop Farm Workers