Crop Farm Workers Nec – ANZSCO 842299

Crop Farm Workers Nec perform routine tasks in producing crops such as cereals, cotton, fruit (including wine grapes), grains, nuts, oilseeds, pulses, sugar cane, rice, vegetables and mushrooms.

Note: This occupation group covers Crop Farm Workers not elsewhere classified. This occupation group includes Horticultural or Broadacre Crop Farm Workers who grow two or more varieties of Horticultural and/or Broadacre Crops.
Skill Level: 5

Occupations

Coffee Plantation Worker
Flower Buncher or Picker
Hop Farm Worker
Kelp Harvester
Lavender Farm Worker
Tea Plantation Worker
Tea Tree Farm Worker
Turf Farm Worker

Potential Visa Pathways for Crop Farm Workers Nec

Important: This occupation was released on 21 November 2021. The Department of Home Affairs is yet to announce the eligible visa pathways for this occupation. This page will be updated once more information is released.

Group: 8422 Crop Farm Workers

Description

Crop Farm Workers perform routine tasks in producing crops such as cereals, cotton, fruit (including wine grapes), grains, nuts, oilseeds, pulses, sugar cane, rice, vegetables, and mushrooms.

Tasks

Patrolling, inspecting, and reporting on the condition of crops
Planting trees, seeds, seedlings, roots, bulbs, tubers, vines, and other plants using hand tools and farm machines
Undertaking soil preparation, cultivation and plant and crop maintenance duties such as thinning, weeding, and hoeing row crops, and pruning and thinning trees and vines
Spraying trees, vines, and other plants with pesticides to control weed growth, insects, fungus growth and diseases
Operating water and irrigation systems for crop growth
Erecting growing supports such as trellises, and protective structures such as greenhouses, netting and fences
Selecting and picking fruit, nuts, grains, vegetables, and mushrooms according to set requirements, and discarding rotting and overripened produce
Grading, siloing, baling, sorting, bunching, and packing produce and loading it into transporters
Maintaining and cleaning farming infrastructure and equipment such as sheds, fences, plant, and water supply and irrigation systems
Operating and maintaining general farm machinery and machinery to cultivate, fertilise, spray and harvest horticultural produce
Operating data collection and farm technology systems

Skill Level

In Australia:

AQF Certificate II or III, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)

In New Zealand:

NZQF Level 2 or 3 qualification, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)

In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

Occupations in this Group:

842211 Cotton Farm Worker
842212 Fruit Farm Worker
842213 Fruit Picker
842214 Grain, Oilseed, Pulse and Pasture Farm Worker (Aus) / Field Farm Worker (NZ)
842215 Mushroom Picker
842216 Nut Farm Worker
842217 Sugar Cane Farm Worker
842218 Vegetable Farm Worker (Aus) / Market Garden Worker (NZ)
842221 Vegetable Picker
842222 Vineyard Worker
842299 Crop Farm Workers nec