841132 Fruit Farm Worker

• Orchard Worker (Fruit)

This occupation has a skill level corresponding to the qualifications and experience below.

Australia

• Skill Level 5: AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education

New Zealand

• Skill Level 5: NZQF Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education

• Patrols, inspects, and reports on the condition of fruit crops
• Undertakes soil preparation, cultivation, and fruit crop maintenance duties, such as planting, thinning, weeding, and hoeing row crops, and pruning and thinning fruit trees and vines
• Erects growing supports, such as trellises and protective structures, such as greenhouses, netting, and fences
• Operates water supply and irrigation systems for fruit crop growth
• Maintains, cleans, and operates fruit farming infrastructure and equipment, such as sheds, fences, and machinery
• May spray trees, vines, and other fruit crops with pesticides to control weed growth, insects, fungus growth, and diseases