United States
61-Market-oriented skilled agricultural workers
Job Title ( International classification ):
Market-oriented skilled agricultural workers
ISCO Code:
61
Job Description:
Market-oriented skilled agricultural workers plan, organize and perform farming operations to grow and harvest field or tree and shrub crops and produce a variety of animals and animal products for sale or delivery on a regular basis to wholesale buyers, marketing organisations or at markets.
Tasks:
Main Tasks include -
- preparing the soil
- sowing, planting, spraying, fertilising and harvesting field crops, growing fruit and other tree and shrub crops
- growing garden vegetables and horticultural products
- raising, breeding and tending animals mainly to obtain meat, milk, hair, fur, skin, sericultural, apiarian or other products
- storing and carrying out some processing of t produce
- selling their products to purchasers, marketing organisations or at markets. Supervision of other workers may be included.
Inclusions:
Occupations in this sub-major group are classified into the following minor groups:
611 Market gardeners and crop growers
612 Animal producers
613 Mixed crop and animal producers