Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Worker / Assistant

OFO Code: 821301

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

Official description
Mixed crop and livestock farm labourers perform simple and routine tasks in farm production of both crops and animals.

More official OFO detail

Specialisations: General Farm Worker

Grading, sorting, bunching and packing produce into containers
Raking, pitching and stacking straw, hay and similar material
Picking fruit, nuts, vegetables and other crops and collecting eggs
Digging and shovelling to clear ditches or for other purposes
Feeding, watering, and cleaning animals and keeping their quarters clean
Planting and harvesting field crops, such as rice, by hand
Performing minor repairs on fixtures, buildings and fences
Monitoring livestock, reporting on their condition
Watering, thinning, and weeding crops by hand or using hand tools
Assisting with herding, droving and separating livestock for milking, shearing transportation or slaughter and between pastures
Loading and unloading supplies, produce and other materials

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