MASTER AND TERM TITLES (2024)

SUPERVISOR (any ind.) boss: chief; head; leader; manager, overlooker;overseer; principal; section chief; section leader.

Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in one or moreoccupations: Studies production schedules and estimates worker-hour requirementsfor completion of job assignment. Interprets company policies to workers andenforces safety regulations. Interprets specifications, blueprints, and joborders to workers, and assigns duties. Establishes or adjusts work proceduresto meet production schedules, using knowledge of capacities of machines andequipment. Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipmentperformance, and quality of product, and suggests changes in working conditionsand use of equipment to increase efficiency of shop, department, or work crew. Analyzes and resolves work problems, or assists worker in solving work problems. Initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals. Recommends or initiates personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers,discharges, and disciplinary measures. May train new workers. Maintains timeand production records. May estimate, requisition, and inspect materials. Mayconfer with other SUPERVISORS (any ind.) to coordinate activities of individualdepartments. May confer with workers' representatives to resolve grievances. May set up machines and equipment. When supervising workers engaged chiefly inone occupation or craft, is required to be adept in the activities of theworkers supervised. When supervising workers engaged in several occupations, isrequired to possess general knowledge of the activities involved. Classifications are made according to process involved, craft of workerssupervised, product manufactured, or according to industry in which work occurs. Classifications are made according to workers supervised.

FARMER (agric.)

A term used to designate a person who manages a tract of land devoted toproduction or exploitation of plants and animals. Classifications are madeaccording to duties performed as FARMER, FIELD CROPS (agric.); FARMER GENERAL(agric.); FARMER, VINE-FRUIT CROPS (agric.); LIVESTOCK RANCHER (agric.); POULTRYFARMER (agric.).

FARMER, CONTRACT (agric.)

A term applied to a farmer working on a contract basis for another farmer. Classifications are made according to kind of work contracted for asFARM-MACHINE OPERATOR (agric.); FARM WORKER, GRAIN (agric.)I.

FARMER, DRY LAND (agric.)

A term applied to one who practices diversified or specialized farming anddepends on limited rainfall for moisture as opposed to one who irrigates. Classifications are made according to type of crop grown as FARMER, CASH GRAIN(agric.); FARMER, VEGETABLE (agric.); FLOWER GROWER (agric.); HAY FARMER(agric.).

FARMER, TENANT (agric.)

A term used to designate a worker who plants, cultivates, and harvests cropsor raises animals on rented land for which payment is made in specified amountof money or fixed quantity of crops or animals. Machinery, tools, livestock,labor, seed, and fertilizer are provided by tenant. Classifications are madeaccording to kind of farm rented or crop raised as FARMER, CASH GRAIN (agric.);FARMER, FIELD CROP (agric.); FARMER, VEGETABLE (agric.).

FARM WORKER (agric.)

A term applied to worker who performs variety of duties on farm includingplanting, cultivating, and harvesting crops, operating farm equipment, andattending to livestock. Classifications are made according to duties performedas FARM-MACHINE OPERATOR (agric.); FARM WORKER, POULTRY (agric.); FARM WORKER,VEGETABLE (agric.) I; FARM WORKER, VEGETABLE (agric.) II; HARVEST WORKER, FRUIT(agric.).

FARM WORKER, SEASONAL (agric.) wage worker.

A term applied to workers who are engaged in farm work on seasonal basis. Workers may specialize in planting, weeding, irrigating, harvesting, or packingcrops, but do not follow crop maturities over wide areas. Classifications aremade according to duties performed, as FARM-MACHINES OPERATOR (agric); HARVESTWORKER, FRUIT (agric.); HARVEST WORKER, VEGETABLE (agric.); IRRIGATOR, GRAVITYFLOW (agric.); PACKER, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (agric; whole. tr.); SORTER,AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (agric; can & preserve.; whole tr.); WEEDER-THINNER(agric.).

FRUIT WORKER (agric.)

A term applied to a worker who cultivates, picks, grades, or packs fruits. Classifications are made according to duties performed as FARM WORKER, FRUIT(agric.) I; HARVEST WORKER, FRUIT (agric.); PACKER, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE(agric.; whole. tr.); SORTER, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (agric.; can & preserve.;whole. tr.).

CONTAINER DRIVER (agric.)

A term applied to workers who drive truck or farm equipment to transportempty containers to workers engaged in picking fruit and vegetables and totransport filled containers to shed or warehouse. Classifications are madeaccording to equipment used as FARM-MACHINE OPERATOR (agric.); TRUCK DRIVER,HEAVY (any ind.).

MIGRANT WORKER (agric.)

A term applied to a worker who moves about the country, working as member offarm crew to grow and harvest vegetables, grains, and fruits: Usually contractsfor work with FARM LABOR CONTRACTOR (agric.) and receives pay, subsistence, andtransportation from same. Plants, weeds, thins, picks, washes, ties, grades,or packs fruits and vegetables by hand or with hand tools. May drive farmequipment to plow, plant, or cultivate crops. Classifications are madeaccording to duties performed as HARVEST WORKER, FRUIT (agric.); HARVEST WORKER,VEGETABLE (agric.); IRRIGATOR, GRAVITY FLOW (agric.); WEEDER-THINNER (agric.);FARM-MACHINE OPERATOR (agric.).

PACE SETTER (agric.)

A term applied to a lead worker engaged in picking fruit or truck crops, whopicks at specified rate that determines production of workers. Classificationsare made according to workers involved or crop picked as FARM WORKER, VEGETABLE(agric.) II; HARVEST WORKER, FRUIT (agric.).
NOTE: Pace setters are sometimes called rabbits when paid a secret bonus by the farm employer to push the crew speed. The useof rabbits is a poor management practice: an attempt to get piece rate work effort for hourly pay. This is not the same as a crew leader, supervisor, or boss whose job--known to everyone--is to set a work production speed--G. Billikopf

SHARECROPPER (agric.)

A term applied to a farmer who plants, cultivates, and harvests crops onland owned by another for specified share of receipts of sale of crop. Usuallyequipment, seed, and fertilizer are provided by land owner who may also specifycrops to be grown and when planting and harvesting will take place. Classifications are made according to crop grown as FARMER, FIELD CROP (agric.);FARMER VEGETABLE (agric.).

SHED WORKER (agric.)

A term applied to farm workers when working in a building or lean-to whichprovides protection from weather or which is used for drying and storing crops. Classifications are made according to kind of crop, such as HARVEST WORKER,FIELD CROP (agric.); HARVEST WORKER, VEGETABLE (agric.); or according to dutiesperformed as PACKER, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (agric.; whole tr.); SORTER,AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (agric.; can & preserve.; whole tr.); SUPERVISOR, SHEDWORKERS (agric.).

Adapted from US Department of Labor DOT for Dictionary of Agricultural Occupations

15 November 2004