ANZSCO 841211

Fruit and Nut Farm Workers

Overview

EMPLOYED

5,200

PART-TIME SHARE

35%

FEMALE SHARE

27%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

37

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

About this data

Summary

Fruit or Nut Farm Workers perform routine tasks on fruit or nut farms, such as cultivating and fertilising soil, and planting, irrigating and pruning crops. They may spray chemicals on crops to treat disease and pests.

Tasks

  • Undertakes planting using hand tools and farm machines
  • Builds trellises for climbing plants and vines
  • Operates machines to cultivate, fertilise, spray and harvest fruit and nuts
  • Sprays trees, vines and other plants with chemicals to control weeds, insects, fungus growth and diseases
  • Thins, weeds and hoes row crops, and prunes trees and vines
  • Irrigates land for crop growth
  • Selects and picks fruit and nuts according to size and ripeness, and discards rotting and over-ripened produce
  • Grades, sorts and packs produce into containers
  • Loads filled fruit and nut containers onto trucks

ANZSCO Classification

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    Hours worked

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: those who were classified as "Employed, away from work" at the time of the 2021 Census (accounting for approx. 8% of total employment), have been excluded from the "Average full-time hours worked per week" denominator.
    Hours worked Fruit and Nut Farm Workers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 65% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 41 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Fruit and Nut Farm Workers work in industries like:

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    15.2%

    Victoria

    18.2%

    Queensland

    44.9%

    South Australia

    7.3%

    Tasmania

    7.4%

    Northern Territory

    0.7%

    Australian Capital Territory

    0.1%

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age and Gender Fruit and Nut Farm Workers All Occupations
    Median age 37 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 27% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Fruit and Nut Farm Workers
    15–19 5.2 5.8
    20–24 9.1 11.5
    25–34 22.7 29.2
    35–44 22.3 17.2
    45–54 20.4 15.3
    55–59 8.8 7.6
    60–64 6.5 7.1
    65 and Over 4.9 6.4

    Education

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
    Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
    Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Fruit and Nut Farm Workers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 2.2
    Bachelor degree 23.2 8.2
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 4.9
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 14.1
    Year 12 15.9 25.7
    Year 11 4.0 7.4
    Year 10 and below 9.7 29.1
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