Table 1.
Description of occupations used to define agricultural workers in CanCHEC (1991–2010)
| Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 1991 and 1980 Codes | Males | Females | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | |
| Farmers and managers (SOC91) | 33,980 | (68.0) | 9385 | (45.5) | 43,365 | (61.4) |
| Farmers and farm managers (I011) | 30,215 | (60.5) | 8415 | (40.8) | 38,630 | (54.7) |
| Agricultural and related contractors and managers (I012) | 215 | (0.4) | 20 | (0.1) | 235 | (0.3) |
| Farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers (I013) | 960 | (1.9) | 315 | (1.5) | 1275 | (1.8) |
| Nursery and greenhouse operators and managers (I014) | 495 | (1.0) | 355 | (1.7) | 850 | (1.2) |
| Landscaping, ground maintenance contractors and managers (I015) | 925 | (1.9) | 115 | (0.6) | 1040 | (1.5) |
| Landscape and horticulture supervisors (I016) | 1170 | (2.3) | 165 | (0.8) | 1335 | (1.9) |
| Manual labourers (SOC91) | 15,985 | (32.0) | 11,220 | (54.5) | 27,205 | (38.6) |
| General farm workers (I021) | 8945 | (17.9) | 7620 | (37.0) | 16,565 | (23.5) |
| Nursery and greenhouse workers (I022) | 1465 | (2.9) | 1785 | (8.7) | 3250 | (4.6) |
| Harvesting labourers (I211) | 485 | (1.0) | 1020 | (5.0) | 1505 | (2.1) |
| Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers (I212) | 5090 | (10.2) | 795 | (3.9) | 5885 | (8.4) |
| Specialized subgroups (SOC80) | ||||||
| Crop farmers and farm workers (7115, 7185) | 2235 | (4.5) | 3505 | (17.0) | 5740 | (8.1) |
| Livestock farmers and farm workers (7113, 7183) | 2300 | (4.6) | 1740 | (8.4) | 4040 | (5.7) |
| Total | 49,965 | (100.0) | 20,605 | (100.0) | 70,570 | (100.0) |
Note: counts below 5 have been suppressed and all counts have been randomly rounded to base 5 in accordance with Statistics Canada disclosure rules