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8611 – Harvesting labourers
Harvesting labourers assist other farm workers to harvest, sort and pack crops.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Apple picker
- Berry picker
- Crop farm labourer - harvesting
- Cucumber picker
- Field-grown crop farm labourer - harvesting
- Fruit harvest worker
- Fruit harvester
- Fruit harvesting labourer
- Fruit or vegetable picker
- Fruit packer - farm
- Fruit picker
- Fruit sorter - farm
- Harvest hand
- Harvest worker
- Harvesting labourer
- Mushroom picker
- Small fruit picker
- Tobacco cutter - tobacco harvesting
- Tobacco picker
- Tobacco stripper - tobacco harvesting
- Tomato picker
- Vegetable packer - farm
- Vegetable picker
- Vegetable sorter - farm
- Worm harvester
- Worm packer
- Worm picker
- Worm picker-packer
- Apple picker
- Berry picker
- Crop farm labourer - harvesting
- Fruit picker
- Fruit sorter - farm
- Harvest hand
- Vegetable packer - farm
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Pick row and orchard crops
- Sort, weigh and pack fruit and vegetables at the farm
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies, farm produce and products for transport
- Clean up racks, trays, and harvest bins and general clean up of growing, producing and packing areas
- Assist with general farm maintenance and maintenance of equipment and tools
- May assist in preparing garden beds for planting
- May write daily progress reports of inventory harvested.
Employment requirements
- There are no specific education or training requirements.
Additional information
- Progression to other farm worker positions is possible with experience.
Exclusions
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 8 – Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations
- Skill level
- D – On-the-job training is usually provided for occupations.
- Major group
- 86 – Harvesting, landscaping and natural resources labourers
- Minor group
- 861 – Harvesting, landscaping and natural resources labourers
- Associated Career Handbook profiles
- 8611.0 – Harvesting labourers
- Version
- NOC 2016 Version 1.3