Crop Farm Workers nec
What the work is
This is the official catch-all entry for crop farm workers not listed separately. Tasks vary, so look at the related occupations below for what similar work involves.
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a family-run fruit and vegetable farm in the middle of harvest, with picking crews, irrigation and a spray shed. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- Walking a block at sunrise and spotting a problem a week before it would have cost the crop
- A full day of picking ends with the last crates loaded and a crew that is tired and proud
- Rain arrives right after you finish the planting you were racing to get done
Hard days
- Picking or hoeing in forty degree heat with the sun straight overhead
- A frost, a hailstorm or a pump failure that undoes a month of work in an hour
- A boss who needs the whole block picked today and a crew that is running short
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 841199, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.