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Career Details : General Farmworkers

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Description

Apply pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizer to crops and livestock; plant, maintain, and harvest food crops; and tend livestock and poultry. Repair farm buildings and fences. Duties may include: operating milking machines and other dairy processing equipment; supervising seasonal help; irrigating crops; and hauling livestock products to market.

Experience

No previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a general office clerk even if he/she has never worked in an office before.

Education

These occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate. Some may require a formal training course to obtain a license.

Training

Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.

Tasks

  • Digs and transplants seedlings by hand.
  • Operates truck to haul livestock and products to market.
  • Operates tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, and plant, cultivate, spray, and harvest crops.
  • Cleans barns, stables, pens, and kennels.
  • Oversees casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting.
  • Feeds, waters, grooms, and otherwise cares for livestock and poultry.
  • Administers simple medications to animals and fowls.
  • Loads agricultural products into trucks for transport.
  • Sets up and operates irrigation equipment.
  • Repairs farm buildings, fences, and other structures.
  • Clears and maintains irrigation ditches.
  • Repairs and maintains farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment.
  • Harvests fruits and vegetables by hand.

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    • Consequence of Error
    • Outdoors
    • Frustrating Circumstances
    • Hazardous Equipment
    • Standing

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