Harvest Labourers
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Job description
These individuals help farm workers harvest, sort, and package produce. They also work on the preparation and maintenance of crops (weeding, etc.).
Environment
- Climatic conditions
- Hazardous workplaces
- Vibration
Main tasks
- Harvest the crops and fruits from orchards.
- Sort, weigh, and pack fruits and vegetables.
- Load, unload, and transport crates, provisions, and agricultural products for transportation.
- Clean grids, trays, and areas used for growing, production, and packaging.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to senior positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $16.10
- Median
- $20.00
- Maximum
- $27.00
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
2,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 27.5% Female
- 72.5% Male
Not available.
- 27.5% Female
- 72.5% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$29,200
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 1152100% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 561% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 561% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 561% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 561% of jobs
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Others-1% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 1152100% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 561% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 561% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 561% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 561% of jobs
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Others-1% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
No specific training
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Operations and control
- Monitoring operations
- Coordination
- Active listening
- Oral expression
- Critical thought
Abilities
- Control accuracy
- Endurance
- Limb coordination
- Speed control
- Manual dexterity
- Speech recognition
- Speech clarity
- Information organization
- Awareness of issues
- Hand-arm stability
Knowledge and attributes
- Perseverance
- Capacity to work in a team
- Rigour
- Tolerance to stress
- Assiduity and punctuality
- Commitment to quality
- Tolerance to frequent temperature variations
- Knowledge of plant and animal production
- Tolerance to routine work
- Timeliness
Interests
- Work manually
- Develop and exploit natural resources
- Work in contact with nature and animals
- Exercer une activité sportive ou physique
- Work outdoors
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 85101
Harvesting labourers
Job titles
- Farm labourer - harvesting
- Crop farm labourer - harvesting
- Grain farm labourer
- Fruit farm labourer
- Farm hand - harvesting
- Tobacco cutter - tobacco harvesting
- Berry picker
- Mushroom picker
- Cucumber picker
- Tobacco primer
- Fruit picker
- Fruit or vegetable picker
- Vegetable picker
- Small fruit picker
- Apple picker
- Tobacco picker
- Tomato picker
- Maple syrup maker
- Tobacco stripper - tobacco harvesting
- Fruit tree pruner
- Vineyard pruner
- Fruit packer - farm
- Vegetable packer - farm
- Fruit examiner - harvesting
- Irrigator - agriculture
- Market garden worker
- General farm worker - harvesting
- Fruit farm worker
- Fruit tree thinner
- Maple tapping worker
- Irrigation worker - agriculture
- Oilseed crop worker
- Soya bean crop worker
- Fruit harvest worker
- Mushroom farm worker
- Sugar-beet farm worker
- Tobacco farm worker
- Grafter - orchard
- Tobacco curer
- Grain farm worker
- Vegetable farm worker
- Orchard worker
- Vineyard worker
- Vegetable thinner
- Sugar bush worker
- Worm harvester
- Harvest hand
- Farm worker - harvesting
- Field and vegetable crop labourer
- Organic farm worker - harvesting
- Fruit sorter - farm
- Vegetable sorter - farm
Skill type
Natural resources, agriculture and related production
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Last update: January 29, 2026
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