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Harvester / Picker

OFO Code: 821104

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
821104
Occupation
Harvester / Picker
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
ELEMENTARY OCCUPATIONS
Unit group
8211 · Crop Farm Workers

Official description
Crop farm labourers perform simple and routine tasks in the production of crops such as fruit, nuts, grains and vegetables on farms.

More official OFO detail

Specialisations: Vegetable Picker, Hops or Tea Picker, Grape Picker, Mushroom Harvester / Picker, Flower Buncher or Picker, Fruit Picker, Haymaker, Picker Quality Controller, Nut Picker

  • Planting and harvesting field crops, such as rice, by hand
  • Loading and unloading supplies, produce and other materials
  • Watering, thinning, and weeding crops by hand or using hand tools
  • Raking, pitching and stacking straw, hay and similar material
  • Performing minor repairs on fixtures, buildings and fences
  • Picking fruit, nuts, vegetables and other crops
  • Grading, sorting, bunching and packing produce into containers
  • Digging and shovelling to clear ditches or for other purposes

2. Demand status

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