A worker who moves about the country, working as member of farm crew to grow and harvest vegetables, grains, and fruits: usually contracts for work with migrant leader and receives pay, subsistence, and transportation from same. Drives farm equipment to plow, plant, or cultivate crops. Plants, weeds, thins, picks, washes, ties, grades, or packs fruits and vegetables by hand or with handtools.

Classifications are made according to duties performed as farm-machine operator, harvest worker, fruit, harvest worker, vegetable, irrigator, gravity flow, or weeder-thinner.