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82030.01 – Agricultural service contractors

Agricultural service contractors provide agricultural services such as livestock and poultry breeding, soil preparation, crop planting, crop spraying, cultivating or harvesting.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Crop harvesting service contractor

Core competencies

  • Time Management to ensure tasks are completed within critical timeframes in order to maximize yield and maintain the quality of crops and livestock
  • Management of Material Resources to oversee the use of equipment, tools and materials in farming operations by farmers or agricultural professional to reduce waste, lower costs and ensure efficiency
  • Control of Settings to adjust equipment and techniques to fit different environments and ensure procedures are optimized for specific tasks or conditions
  • Far Vision to effectively spot issues over large areas, such as identifying crop health from a distance or monitoring the spread of pests or diseases
  • Collaboration to coordinate tasks efficiently between farmers, landowners and other agricultural professionals
  • Knowledge in Agriculture and Horticulture to understand farm operations in order to support in the development and implementation of procedures

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Agricultural service contractors

    • Provide agricultural livestock services such as artificial insemination, spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
    • Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
    • Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
    • Hire and train workers
    • Negotiate the terms of services to be provided
    • Maintain financial and operational records
    • May participate in the provision of services or in the operation of machinery and equipment
    • May operate and repair digital technology and communication tools and equipment, such as robotic milking systems and global positioning systems (GPS).

Additional information

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Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Harvesting labourers (85101)
  • Livestock labourers (85100)
  • Managers in agriculture (80020)
  • Managers in horticulture (80021)
  • Pest controllers and fumigators (73202)
  • Pet groomers and animal care workers (65220)
  • Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators (84120)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

8 – Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations

TEER

2 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations

Major group

82 – Supervisors in natural resources, agriculture and related production

Sub-major group

820 – Supervisors in natural resources, agriculture and related production

Minor group

8203 – Contractors and supervisors, agriculture, horticulture and related operations and services

Unit group

82030 – Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors

Occupational profile

82030.01 – Agricultural service contractors

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