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Farm Labor Contractors

  • Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Tasks

What tasks do Farm Labor Contractors perform?

  • Pay wages of contracted farm laborers.

  • Provide food, drinking water, and field sanitation facilities to contracted workers.

  • Recruit and hire agricultural workers.

  • Employ foremen to deal directly with workers when recruiting, hiring, instructing, assigning tasks, and enforcing work rules.


Knowledge

What do Farm Labor Contractors need to know?

  • Foreign Language

    Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.

  • Food Production

    Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.

  • Mathematics

    Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.


Skills

What skills do Farm Labor Contractors need?

  • Speaking

    Talking to others to convey information effectively.

  • Active Listening

    Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

  • Management of Personnel Resources

    Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.



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