preparing the soil
// Sub-major group · 63
Subsistence Farmers, Fishers, Hunters and Gatherers
Subsistence farmers, fishers, hunters and gatherers grow and harvest field or tree and shrub crops, vegetables and fruit, gather wild fruits, medicinal and other plants, tend or hunt animals, catch fish and gather various forms of aquatic life in order to provide food, shelter and, in some cases, a minimum of cash income for themselves and their households. 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, tending and harvesting field crops
growing vegetables, fruit and other tree and shrub crops
gathering wild fruits and medicinal and other plants
breeding, tending and feeding animals and poultry mainly to obtain meat, eggs, milk, hair, skin or other products
hunting or trapping animals
catching fish and gathering other forms of aquatic life
fetching water and gathering firewood
storing produce for later use and carrying out some processing of produce
building and maintaining houses and other shelters
making tools, clothes and utensils for use by the household
selling or bartering some products at local markets.
Included occupations
Occupations in this sub-major group are classified into the following minor groups:
631 Subsistence Crop Farmers
632 Subsistence Livestock Farmers
633 Subsistence Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers
634 Subsistence Fishers, Hunters, Trappers and Gatherers
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 for 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.
Jobs are also classified in Sub-major Group 63 when goods are produced only for own consumption or for consumption by members of the worker’s household, and no cash income or bartering is involved.