State/Territory Eligibility Summary Table

State/Territory Eligibility Details

841215: Vegetable Picker

Description

Harvests vegetables and prepares produce for distribution.

Vegetable Farm Workers (Aus) / Market Garden Workers (NZ) are excluded from this occupation. Vegetable Farm Workers (Aus) / Market Garden Workers (NZ) are included in Occupation 841214 Vegetable Farm Worker (Aus) / Market Garden Worker (NZ).

Skill Level 5

Occupations at Skill Level 5 have a level of skill commensurate with one of the following:

- NZ Register Level 1 qualification
- AQF Certificate I or
- Compulsory secondary education.

For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification.
In some instances, no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

• Assessing Authority

  There is no Assessing Authority assigned to ANZSCO code 841215

Unit Group 8412: Crop Farm Workers

Description

Perform routine tasks in producing crops such as fruit, nuts, grains and vegetables.

Indicative Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications outlined below.

- In Australia:

AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

- In New Zealand:

NZ Register Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

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

Other occupations in this Unit Group

• 841211: Fruit or Nut Farm Worker  
• 841212: Fruit or Nut Picker  
• 841213: Grain, Oilseed or Pasture Farm Worker  
• 841214: Vegetable Farm Worker  
• 841216: Vineyard Worker  
• 841217: Mushroom Picker  
• 841299: Crop Farm Workers nec  

• Occupation ceilings programme year 2018-2019
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Explanatory Notes - Information

Eligibility

The term “may be eligible” relates to general eligibility and should not be misinterpreted as your individual eligibility to apply for a visa. Note that additional specific requirements and criteria also apply to visa eligibility (e.g. higher English requirements, evidences of a job offer, etc).

Definitions

• Occupation List refers to the register of professional occupations which might qualify for an Australian Visa. There are 7 skilled occupation lists in total.
• MLTSSL is the acronym for 'Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List'.
• STSOL is the acronym for 'Short-term Skilled Occupation List'.
• ROL is the acronym for 'Regional Occupation List'.
• IMMI 18/051, IMMI 18/048, IMMI 18/049, IMMI 18/43, IMMI 18/050 refer to current Legislative Instruments which list the table of occupations appropriate for the respective visa programmes.
• Caveats / Conditions refer to current caveats applying for a particular occupation under specific visa programmes.

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