OSCA occupation

841137 Sugar Cane Farm Worker

Performs routine tasks on a sugar cane farm, such as cultivating and fertilising soil, and planting and irrigating crops. May spray pesticides on crops to treat disease and pests.

Major group: 8 Labourers
Unit group: 8411 Crop Farm Workers
Edition: OSCA 2024
Skill level: Level 4

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ANZSCO 842217 Sugar Cane Farm Worker Exact correspondence in the ABS table

Role overview

Performs routine tasks on a sugar cane farm, such as cultivating and fertilising soil, and planting and irrigating crops. May spray pesticides on crops to treat disease and pests.

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Occupation facts

Skill level: 4
Major group: 8 Labourers
Sub-major group: 84 Farm, Garden and Forestry Workers
Minor group: 841 Farm Workers
Unit group: 8411 Crop Farm Workers

Tasks

Patrols, inspects and reports on the condition of sugar cane crops
Prepares soil and plants sugar cane setts using hand tools and farm machines
Undertakes cultivation and maintenance duties, such as thinning and weeding sugar cane crops
Operates water and irrigation systems for sugar cane crop growth
Maintains and cleans sugar cane farming infrastructure and equipment, such as sheds, fences and machinery
May spray sugar cane crops with pesticides to control weed growth, pests, fungus growth and diseases

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Compare OSCA 841137 with related occupations

Compare roles in the same OSCA unit group by their official definition, skill level, tasks and recognised alternative titles.

Comparison point	Current code841137 Sugar Cane Farm Worker	841131 Cotton Farm Worker	841132 Fruit Farm Worker
Official role definition	Performs routine tasks on a sugar cane farm, such as cultivating and fertilising soil, and planting and irrigating crops. May spray pesticides on crops to treat disease and pests.	Performs routine tasks on a cotton farm, such as cultivating and fertilising soil, and planting and irrigating crops. May spray pesticides on crops to treat disease and pests.	Performs routine tasks on a fruit farm, such as cultivating and fertilising soil, and planting, irrigating and pruning crops. May spray pesticides on crops to treat disease and pests.
Skill level	Skill Level 4	Skill Level 4	Skill Level 5
Key tasks	Patrols, inspects and reports on the condition of sugar cane crops Prepares soil and plants sugar cane setts using hand tools and farm machines Undertakes cultivation and maintenance duties, such as thinning and weeding sugar cane crops Operates water and irrigation systems for sugar cane crop growth	Patrols, inspects and reports on the condition of cotton crops Undertakes soil preparation, cultivation and crop maintenance activities, such as thinning, weeding and hoeing Operates water and irrigation systems for cotton growth Maintains and cleans cotton farming infrastructure and equipment, such as sheds, fences and machinery	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

Comparison uses occupation definitions, skill levels, tasks and title variants from the ABS OSCA data files.

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Official source: ABS OSCA 2024 release and correspondence tables
Last reviewed: 2026-04-17

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