Will “Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
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Job Description
Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; cleaning, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 45-2092.02
Also Known As…
- Picker
- Orchard Worker
- Irrigator
- Hoe Worker
- Hired Hand
- Harvester
- Field Worker
- Field Irrigation Worker
- Farm Worker
- Farm Laborer
- Zanjero
- Yam Curer
- Weeder-Thinner
- Weeder
- Weed Burner
- Vineyard Tender
- Vegetable Trimmer
- Vegetable Tier
- Vegetable Thinner
- Vegetable Packer
- Vegetable Loader
- Vegetable Harvest Worker
- Vegetable Grower
- Vegetable Farmworker
- Vegetable Buncher
- Valve Pipe Irrigator
- Tree Tapping Laborer
- Tractor Operator
- Tractor Driver
- Tobacco Stripper
- Tobacco Stemmer
- Tobacco Prizer
- Tobacco Cutter
- Tile Ditcher
- Tassel Snipper
- Tassel Clipper
- Sugar Cane Planter
- Sprinkling System Irrigator
- Sprinkler Worker
- Smudger
- Shed Hand
- Shallot Packer
- Shallot Cleaner
- Seed Potato Arranger
- Seed Cutter
- Roguer
- Rice Field Worker
- Produce Wrapper
- Produce Laborer
- Potato Seed Cutter
- Potato Loader
- Portable Trackman
- Portable Track Line Marker
- Portable Irrigation Operator
- Pole Setter
- Plant Puller
- Plant Propagator
- Pepper Picker
- Pecan Picker
- Pecan Gatherer
- Pear Picker
- Overhead Irrigator
- Orchard Hand
- Orange Picker
- Onion Topper
- Onion Tier
- Olive Picker
- Olive Knocker
- Nut Sheller
- Nut Picker
- Nut Packer
- Mushroom Picker
- Mushroom Growth Media Mixer
- Mushroom Cutter
- Mushroom Cultivator
- Migratory Worker
- Migratory Farm Hand
- Machinist
- Loader
- Lettuce Cutter
- Lemon Picker
- Land Clearer
- Irrigation System Operator
- Irrigation Laborer
- Irrigation Flume Layer
- Irrigation Equipment Remover
- Hydro Sprayer Operator
- Horticultural Farmworker
- Hop Worker
- Hop Trainer
- Hop Picker
- Hoer
- Hay Stacker
- Hay Buckler
- Haul Cane Brakeman
- Hammer Mill Operator
- Gun Fertilizer
- Grubber
- Grove Worker
- Gravity Flow Irrigator
- Grape Picker
- Grape Cutter
- Grain Farmworker
- Ginner
- Fruit Worker
- Fruit Thinner
- Fruit Picker
- Fruit Packer
- Fruit or Nut Farmworker
- Fruit or Nut Farmer
- Fruit Loader
- Fruit Harvester
- Fruit Harvest Worker
- Fruit Farmworker
- Fruit Cutter
- Food Crops Farm Hand
- Flagman
- Flagger
- Firebreak Cutter
- Fig Caprifier
- Field Hauler
- Field Handyman
- Field Hand
- Field Crop Harvest Worker
- Field Crop Farmworker
- Field Cane Scaler Helper
- Field Broomer
- Farm Rancher
- Farm Hand
- Eradicator
- Dryland Farmer
- Diversified Crops Farmworker
- Ditcher
- Ditch Tender
- Ditch Rider
- Ditch Digger
- Ditch Cleaner
- Digger
- Detasseler
- Custom Grinder
- Culler
- Crop Ranch Hand
- Crop Picker
- Crop or Grain Farmworker
- Crop or Grain Farmer
- Crop Farm Helper
- Crop Duster Helper
- Cotton Stomper
- Cotton Puller
- Cotton Picker
- Corn Shucker
- Corn Shredder
- Corn Sheller
- Corn Picker
- Corn Husker
- Corn Detasseler
- Citrus Picker
- Citrus Fruit Packer
- Celery Wrapper
- Celery Tier
- Celery Stripper
- Celery Packer
- Celery Cutter
- Carrot Tier
- Carrot Harvester
- Carrot Buncher
- Cane Stripper
- Cane Pusher
- Cane Packer
- Cane Loader
- Cane Flume Watchman
- Cane Flume Watcher
- Cane Cutter
- Cane Burner
- Bulb Farmworker
- Brush Cutter
- Bog Worker
- Binder Operator
- Berry Planter
- Berry Picker
- Beet Worker
- Beet Topper
- Bean Picker
- Bale Sewer
- Asparagus Cutter
- Apple Turner
- Apple Thinner
- Apple Picker
- Agriculture Worker
Tasks for “Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop”
- Identify plants, pests, and weeds to determine the selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers.
- Harvest fruits and vegetables by hand.
- Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops.
- Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting.
- Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities.
- Inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress.
- Record information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields, or costs.
- Apply pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers to crops.
- Set up and operate irrigation equipment.
- Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops.
- Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment.
- Clear and maintain irrigation ditches.
- Dig and plant seeds, or transplant seedlings by hand.
- Repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures.
Related Technology & Tools
- Tractor-trailers
- Shovels
- Haybines
- Budding knives
- Grain trucks
- Pickup trucks
- Hoes
- Fertilizer spreaders
- Desktop computers
- Soil cultivators
- Trowels
- Threshers
- Dump trucks
- Laptop computers
- Seed drills
- Power drills
- Soybean harvesters
- Feed conveyors
- Straight screwdrivers
- Pesticide sprayers
- Pruning shears
- Wood chisels
- Paint application sprayers
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Field watering systems
- Combine harvesters
- Claw hammers
- Step ladders
- Hand trucks
- Crop planters
- Corn pickers
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Rotary mowers
- Power saws
- Hay balers
- Hay rakes
- Plows
- All terrain vehicles ATV
- Putty knives
- Socket wrench sets
- Geodetic ground global positioning system GPS receivers
- Forklifts
- Multipurpose tractors
- Utility knives
- Allen wrenches
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Paint application brushes
- Detasselers
- Farm Works Software Trac
- Web browser software
- Global positioning system GPS software
- BCL Landview Systems WinCrop