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8252 – Agricultural and Related Service Contractors and Managers

Contractors and managers in this unit group operate establishments that provide agricultural services such as livestock and poultry breeding, soil preparation, crop planting, crop spraying, cultivating or harvesting.

Profile

Index of titles Example job titles

  • Aerial crop dusting service manager
  • Artificial insemination service manager
  • Artificial inseminator
  • Caponizing service contractor
  • Contractor - agricultural service
  • Crop dusting contractor
  • Crop dusting service manager
  • Crop harvesting contractor
  • Crop harvesting service manager
  • Custom combine contractor
  • Custom combine operator
  • Custom harvester
  • Custom operator, farm machinery
  • Dehorning service contractor
  • Egg grading station manager
  • Farm irrigating system contractor
  • Farm produce grading service contractor
  • Farm produce packing service manager
  • Fertilization service manager - agriculture
  • Grain custom harvester
  • Livestock breeding service manager
  • Livestock exchange manager
  • Manager, artificial insemination service
  • Manager, crop harvesting service
  • Manager, farm produce packing service
  • Manager, fertilization service - agriculture
  • Manager, weed control service - agriculture
  • Milking services contractor
  • Planting and cultivation contractor
  • Poultry-hatching services contractor
  • Seed cleaning service contractor
  • Seeding contractor
  • Sheep shearing contractor
  • Soil preparation contractor
  • Soil-testing service contractor
  • Station manager, egg grading
  • Weed control service manager - agriculture
  • Wool shearing contractor
  • Artificial inseminator
  • Crop dusting contractor
  • Livestock breeding service manager
  • Manager, artificial insemination service
  • Manager, crop harvesting service

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Contractors and managers in this unit group perform some or all the following duties:
    • Manage businesses which provide an agricultural livestock service such as artificial insemination, spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
    • Manage businesses which provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
    • Hire and train workers
    • Negotiate with farmers and farm managers regarding the services to be provided
    • Maintain financial and operational records
    • May participate in the provision of the service or in the operation of machinery and equipment.

Employment requirements

  • Several years of experience related to the agricultural service offered are usually required.
  • Contractors and managers providing certain services, such as artificial insemination and pesticide application, may require training certificates and provincial licensing.

Additional information

    Exclusions

    • Farmers and Farm Managers (8251)
    • Pest Controllers and Fumigators (7444)
    • Farm Supervisors and Specialized Livestock Workers (8253)
    • Nursery and Greenhouse Operators and Managers (8254)
    • Pet Groomers and Animal Care Workers (6483)
    • Supervisors, Landscape and Horticulture (8256)

    Breakdown summary

    Broad occupational category
    8 – Occupations Unique to Primary Industry
    Skill level
    B – Occupations usually require college education or apprenticeship training.
    Major group
    82 – Skilled Occupations in Primary Industry
    Minor group
    825 – Contractors, Operators and Supervisors in Agriculture, Horticulture and Aquaculture
    Version
    NOC 2006 Version 1.0