ISCO 08 Code 9213      Mixed crop and livestock farm labourers

Lead Statement
Mixed crop and livestock farm labourers perform simple and routine tasks in farm production of crops as well as animals.

Task statement
Tasks include:

• digging and shovelling to clear ditches or for other purposes;
• loading and unloading supplies, produce and other materials;
• raking, pitching and stacking straw, hay and similar material;
• watering, thinning, and weeding crops by hand or using hand tools;
• picking fruit, nuts, vegetables and other crops and collecting eggs ;
• planting and harvesting field crops, such as rice, by hand;
• feeding, watering, and cleaning animals and keeping their quarters clean;
• monitoring livestock, reporting on their condition;
• assisting with herding, droving and separating livestock for milking, shearing transportation or slaughter and between pastures;
• grading, sorting, bunching and packing produce into containers;
• performing minor repairs on fixtures, buildings and fences.

Included occupations
Examples of the occupations classified here:

• Farm labourer
• Fruit Picker

Excluded occupations
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:

• Skilled farm worker (mixed crop and livestock) - 6130

Notes
(NCvB; April 2010)