Harvesting labourers

NOC

85101

work on crop farms to assist other farm workers to plant, harvest, sort and pack crops. They participate in soil preparation, irrigation and crop planting, spraying and thinning.

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Full NOC Description

Harvesting labourers and related workers assist other farm workers to plant, harvest, sort and pack crops. They participate in soil preparation, irrigation and crop planting, spraying and thinning. They are employed on fruit, vegetable and specialty crop farms.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Prepare and irrigate soil

Plant, fertilize, thin and harvest crops

Pick row and orchard crops

Sort, weigh and pack fruit and vegetables at the farm

Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies, farm produce and products for transport

Clean up racks, trays, and harvest bins and general clean-up of growing, producing and packing areas

Assist with general farm maintenance and maintenance of equipment and tools

May assist in preparing garden beds for planting

May write daily progress reports of inventory harvested.

Also Known As

apple picker
berry picker
crop farm labourer - harvesting
fruit picker
fruit sorter - farm

harvest hand

vegetable packer - farm

Requirements

Employment Requirements

There are no specific education or training requirements.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

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28.1%

Female

71.9%

Male

Employment by age

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18.8%

15-24

12.5%

25-34

15.6%

35-44

23.4%

45-54

20.3%

55-64

9.4%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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27.0%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

38.1%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

11.1%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

14.3%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

9.5%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

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98.4%

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

N/A

1.6%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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28.10%

Northeast

15.60%

Southeast

10.90%

Southwest

7.80%

Central

37.50%

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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N/A

Northeast

N/A

Southeast

N/A

Southwest

N/A

Central

$48,000

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

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