Farm Labor Contractors
Under the title Farm Labor Contractors, workers recruit and hire seasonal or temporary agricultural laborers. O*NET rates it as some preparation, which usually means a few months to a year of learning on the job. It leans on speaking, management of personnel resources, and coordination. A regular part of the work is to pay wages of contracted farm laborers. Its interest code is ERC. Enterprising leads at 5.0 out of 7, so expect leading, persuading and making business decisions, with Realistic next at 4.9. One core duty is to provide food, drinking water, and field sanitation facilities to contracted workers. If you want leading, persuading and making business decisions, keep it on your list. If you need creative work with room for original expression, it may feel thin.
What they do
Recruit and hire seasonal or temporary agricultural laborers. May transport, house, and provide meals for workers.
Main tasks
- Pay wages of contracted farm laborers.
- Provide food, drinking water, and field sanitation facilities to contracted workers.
- Recruit and hire agricultural workers.
- Supervise the work of contracted employees.
- Employ foremen to deal directly with workers when recruiting, hiring, instructing, assigning tasks, and enforcing work rules.
- Furnish tools for employee use.
Skills
- Speaking
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Coordination
- Active Listening
- Time Management
- Social Perceptiveness
Who this career fits
May suit you if
- You like taking the lead and making the call.
- You like ending the day with a physical result you can point to.
- You want to start work after a short stretch of training.
- You are comfortable relying on speaking and management of personnel resources.
May not suit you if
- You would rather not persuade, sell or manage other people.
- You need creative expression to be a big part of your day. Artistic rates 1.0 out of 7 here.
- You want a career built on years of advanced study.
Interest profile
O*NET rates each occupation from 1 to 7 on six interest types. The code ERC takes the three highest, and Enterprising comes first here.
Preparation
Some preparation. Most people start with a high school diploma, then learn from experienced coworkers over a few months to a year.
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