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Overview
This work combines practical vineyard tasks with machinery operation: tending vines, managing canopy, fertilising, controlling pests and diseases, harvesting grapes and maintaining equipment.
In job descriptions, look for tractors or vineyard machines, grape harvest, pruning equipment, trellis repairs, irrigation, fertilisation, pest control, plant disease control and safe machinery maintenance.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Vineyard machinery operators work in the growing area, using machines and hand equipment around vines, trellises, irrigation, plant protection and grape harvest.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include operating agricultural machinery, maintaining vineyard equipment, harvesting grapes, pruning, trellis repair, fertilisation, pest control, disease control and safe work around slopes and rows.
Salary context
Salary context depends on seasonal workload, machinery responsibility, harvest pressure, maintenance tasks, pesticide or fertilisation duties, irrigation work and whether the role includes supervising field crews. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward lead machinery operator, vineyard supervisor, equipment maintenance, crop protection, irrigation coordination or broader viticulture operations.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies mention harvest machines, tractors, vine care, canopy management, trellis work, irrigation, fertilisation or machinery maintenance. These details show the balance between driving, plant care and repair work.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Growing of grapes
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include vineyard supervisor, vineyard manager and horticulture production manager.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
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The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
45-2092.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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Economic activities linked to this occupation.
01.21Growing of grapes
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Tree and shrub crop growers (6112)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1fc60ca6-c3ea-4aeb-bf3b-350c0c5e7f93 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 6112.5 |
| ISCO group | 6112 |
| Concept type | Occupation |