Vegetable Picker

841215 · Heavy Next-day ready

Harvests vegetables and prepares produce for distribution.

Selects and picks vegetables according to size and ripeness, and discards rotting and over-ripened produce; grades, sorts, bunches and packs produce into containers; loads filled vegetable containers onto trucks.

Works outside in gardens in most weather conditions and may occasionally work indoors in glasshouse environments or packing sheds.
Frequently works in hot, dirty, wet or dusty conditions depending upon the season, weather and growing conditions.
Exposure to horticultural pesticides and fertilisers is possible unless in an organic garden.
Usually seasonal work and long days may be worked when weather or crop conditions are favourable.

Medium to heavy physical demand level.
Stands and walks frequently, unless driving machinery.
Stretching up or across is likely to be constantly required when picking.
Frequently squats, crouches or kneels when picking low growing vegetables.
Twisting of the body or neck is frequently required.
Bends frequently and this may be constant for some picking activities.
Heavy lifting and carrying of bags of harvested crops, is likely to be a frequent to constant requirement
Repetitive movements are likely to be constant.
Driving or operation of specialised orchard machinery may be required occasionally to frequently.
Hand tools, both manual and mechanical are likely to be used frequently to constantly.
Mental skills necessary include horticultural, decision-making and practical skills.

Entry signal Reviewed

No formal entry barrier — can start without prior training. Flagged next-day ready.

Entry barrier No formal entry barrier

Licence / registration No licence required

ANZSCO skill level 5

Next-day ready Yes

How this was determined (model-generated): Vegetable picker entry is Nil; no qualification or licence required.