preparing the soil
// Sub-major group · 61
Market-oriented Skilled Agricultural Workers
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. Competent performance in most occupations in this sub-major group requires skills at the second ISCO skill level.
6 Skilled Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Workers / All level 2
sowing, planting, spraying, fertilizing 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, or sericultural, apiarian or other products
storing and carrying out some processing of produce
selling their products to purchasers, marketing organizations or at markets. Supervision of other workers may be included.
Included occupations
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
Notes
Jobs should be classified in Sub-major Group 63: Subsistence Farmers, Fishers, Hunters and Gatherers when goods (mostly food) are produced mainly for own consumption or for consumption by other members of the worker’s household. If a large surplus is produced, and more goods are sold than consumed, but the main aim of production was own consumption, the jobs should nevertheless be classified in Sub-major Group 63. Jobs should only be classified in Sub-major group 61: Market-oriented Skilled Agricultural Workers, or 62: Market-oriented Skilled Forestry, Fishery and Hunting Workers if the main aim of the activity is to produce goods for the market.