farmworker, livestock

Duties may include: Assist with daily farm functions including but not limited to the following: Operate various farm equipment (combines, farm tractors, farm trucks, etc.) for planting, spraying, cultivating, fertilizing, and harvesting of crops. Load/unload trucks. May involve climbing ladders, grain bins etc. Maintain machinery, i.e. change fluids in equipment, rotate tires, clean grain bins, wash vehicles, check brakes, check tire pressure, general maintenance, etc. Ground maintenance on farm and/or housing, i.e. weed eating, mowing. Maintain/clean shop area. Hog confinement work, i.e. check water, feed, well-being of pigs and barn ventilation. Other miscellaneous duties assigned & other related Farmworker, Livestock activities as per SOC/OES 45-2093 (onetonline.org). This job involves manual labor, lifting, carrying, bending, and long days in the heat and cold. Rain days are typically spent in the shop repairing equipment and preparing for the next days’ work.

Crops: corn, soybeans, wheat

Possible weekend/holiday work.