ANZSCO 8412

Crop Farm Workers

Overview

EMPLOYED

21,800

PART-TIME SHARE

36%

FEMALE SHARE

35%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

39

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

-400

About this data

Summary

Crop Farm Workers perform routine tasks in producing crops such as fruit, nuts, grains, vegetables and mushrooms.

Tasks

  • Planting trees, seeds, seedlings, roots, bulbs, vines and other plants using hand tools and farm machines
  • Building trellises for climbing vegetables and vines
  • Operating farm machines to cultivate, fertilise, spray and harvest fruit, nuts, grains and vegetables
  • Spraying trees, vines and other plants with chemicals to control weed growth, insects, fungus growth and diseases
  • Thinning, weeding and hoeing row crops, and pruning trees and vines
  • Irrigating land for crop growth
  • Selecting and picking fruit, nuts, grains and vegetables according to size and ripeness, and discarding rotting and over-ripened produce
  • Grading, sorting, bunching and packing produce into containers
  • Loading filled fruit, nut, grain and vegetable containers onto trucks

ANZSCO Classification

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report. Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Crop Farm Workers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 64% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 42 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week N/A $1,697
    Median hourly earnings N/A $43

    Industries

    Crop Farm Workers work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    20.7%

    Victoria

    23.1%

    Queensland

    24.9%

    South Australia

    14.0%

    Tasmania

    5.5%

    Northern Territory

    0.7%

    Australian Capital Territory

    0.5%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Crop Farm Workers All Occupations
    Median age 39 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 35% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Crop Farm Workers
    15–19 5.2 5.3
    20–24 9.1 11.3
    25–34 22.7 29.5
    35–44 22.3 18.2
    45–54 20.4 16.1
    55–59 8.8 7.6
    60–64 6.5 6.3
    65 and Over 4.9 5.7

    Education

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Crop Farm Workers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 2.2
    Bachelor degree 23.2 8.7
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 5.3
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 13.1
    Year 12 15.9 25.9
    Year 11 4.0 6.9
    Year 10 and below 9.7 27.2
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