The Collar360

Fruit and vegetable picker

Other names

berry picker, fruit picker, fruit & vegetable picker, crop harvester, farm hands, vegetable picker, crop picker, fruit and veg harvester, fruit and vegetable harvester, fruit and veg picker

Crop farming

They pick fruits, vegetables and nuts by hand, then help check, sort and store them.

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The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops.

  2. 2

    Harvest fruits and vegetables by hand.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
cueilleur de fruits et légumes/cueilleuse de fruits et légumes
español
recolector de frutas y verduras/recolectora de frutas y verduras
العربية
عامل قطف الفواكه والخضروات / عاملة قطف الفواكه والخضروات
português
Trabalhador da apanha de fruta e vegetais/Trabalhadora da apanha de fruta e vegetais
Deutsch
Obst- und Gemüsepflücker/Obst- und Gemüsepflückerin
italiano
raccoglitore di frutta e ortaggi/raccoglitrice di frutta e ortaggi

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