PRODUCE PATH · ONTARIO CAREER FAMILY
Agricultural
Fruit Grower
Agricultural Fruit Growers combine plant science, practical skill, machinery and careful timing to produce orchard fruit, grapes, berries and other fruit crops.
PRODUCE PATHMULTIPLE ENTRY ROUTESNOC 85101 BENCHMARK
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WHY THE WORK MATTERS
Great fruit begins years before the harvest.
Fruit growers manage living systems through every season. They establish orchards, vineyards and berry plantings; protect crop health; guide fruit quality; coordinate labour and equipment; and harvest at precisely the right time.
$35,200employee wage benchmark at 2,000 hours
Many routeswork, college, family farm or entrepreneurship
Year-round skillpruning and planning continue beyond harvest
EXPLORE IN ORDER
Four questions. One clearer next step.
WHERE THE WORK LIVES
From orchards to vineyards and berry farms
Apple and pear orchardsTender-fruit farmsVineyardsBerry farmsCider orchardsSpecialty-fruit farmsFruit nurseriesFarm businesses and cooperatives
EVIDENCE BASE
Sources & verification
Regulated, numerical and time-sensitive claims link to the authority used. Accessed and reviewed August 24, 2026.
Statistics Canada — Harvesting labourers (NOC 85101) ↗Crop-growing duties, workplaces, entry requirements and progressionJob Bank — Orchard worker wages in Ontario ↗Ontario low, median and high employee wage benchmark for NOC 85101Statistics Canada — Farm machinery operators (NOC 84120) ↗Machinery-operation duties, training and progressionJob Bank — Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors ↗Ontario supervision, contracting, entry requirements and median wageOntario — Pesticide licences and permits ↗Current task-specific provincial requirementsOntario Colleges — Agriculture programs ↗Examples of Ontario postsecondary agriculture pathways