Market-oriented skilled agricultural and animal husbandry workers

How to become a tree and shrub crop grower

Official title: Tree and shrub crop growers

Also called: Fruit farmer, Rubber farmer, Rubber tapper, Tea grower, Viticulturist

Tree and shrub crop growers plan, organize and perform farming operations to grow and harvest trees and shrubs such as fruit and nut trees, tea and coffee bushes, grape vines, berry-bearing bushes, cocoa trees and rubber trees, and to collect sap, for sale or delivery on a regular basis to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets.

Main tasks

Monitoring market activity and conditions, determining types and quantities of crops to be grown, and planning and coordinating production accordingly
Preparing soil by hand or machine, and spreading fertilizers and manure
Selecting and sowing seeds, and planting seedlings
Maintaining crops by cultivating soil, by transplanting, pruning or thinning trees and shrubs, and by setting up and operating irrigation equipment
Controlling weeds, pests and diseases by applying herbicides and pesticides
Tending trees or bushes, collecting sap and harvesting crops
Inspecting, cleaning, grading, packaging, storing and loading crops for sale or delivery to market
Tending working animals and maintaining farm buildings, structures, equipment and water supply systems
Storing and carrying out some processing of produce
Promoting and marketing products, arranging the sale, purchase and transportation of produce and supplies, and maintaining and evaluating records of farm activities and transactions

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: HK$15,500 a month
About 387,500 people in 2025, and about 403,200 projected by 2028. (+4.1%)
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

Do you need a degree to become a tree and shrub crop grower?

Usually not. Only 6% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of a tree and shrub crop grower?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Census and Statistics Department (2021 Population Census): 2021 Population Census, Interactive Data Dissemination Service: working population by occupation (38 groups) and sex, age, education, income; median income and field of education (9 groups) (2021 Population Census), retrieved 4 October 2026
Census and Statistics Department (General Household Survey): Median monthly employment earnings by occupation (9 groups), excluding foreign domestic helpers (Table 210-06317A); employed persons by occupation, age and sex (210-06307A) and by industry (210-06308A) (2025 annual (series to 2026-07)), retrieved 4 October 2026
Labour and Welfare Bureau; tables published by C&SD: Mid-term Update of Manpower Projection to 2028: supplementary statistical tables (5 occupation groups, 17 selected industries) (2025 to 2028 (published 2026-09)), retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026