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Career: Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop
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 Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
82
|
Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops. |
77
|
Set up and operate irrigation equipment. |
72
|
Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment. |
69
|
Harvest fruits and vegetables by hand. |
57
|
Clear and maintain irrigation ditches. |
57
|
Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities. |
55
|
Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops. |
53
|
Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. |
49
|
Apply pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers to crops. |
48
|
Identify plants, pests, and weeds to determine the selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers. |
48
|
Dig and plant seeds, or transplant seedlings by hand. |
44
|
Inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress. |
44
|
Record information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields, or costs. |
36
|
Repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
60
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
42
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
39
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
37
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
34
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
32
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
31
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
30
|
Getting Information
|
27
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
27
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
27
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
25
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
25
|
Thinking Creatively
|
24
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
24
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
22
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
22
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
21
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
21
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
21
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
21
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
20
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
20
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
20
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
20
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
18
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
15
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
14
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
12
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
11
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
11
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
10
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
10
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
10
|
Processing Information
|
9
|
Interacting With Computers
|
5
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
5
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
4
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
4
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
4
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
4
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|