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Occupation 63 - Subsistence Farmers, Fishers, Hunters and Gatherers

Primary-source occupation page using the ILO ISCO-08 structure as the English reference layer.

2026-05-05Not official

Classification note

  • Published code: 63
  • Hierarchy level: sub-major-group
  • This page uses ISCO-08 as the English occupation reference layer while Thai TSCO label harmonization remains incomplete.

Occupation hierarchy

  • Major Group: 6 Skilled Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Workers
  • Sub Major Group: 63 Subsistence Farmers, Fishers, Hunters and Gatherers

Child groups

TSIC codes where this occupation is primary

  • No primary TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.
  • No related TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.

Definition

Subsistence farmers, fishers, hunters and gatherers grow and harvest field or tree and shrub crops, vegetables and fruit, gather wild fruits, medicinal and other plants, tend or hunt animals, catch fish and gather various forms of aquatic life in order to provide food, shelter and, in some cases, a minimum of cash income for themselves and their households. Competent performance in most occupations in this sub-major group requires skills at the second ISCO skill level.

Tasks include

Tasks performed by workers in this sub-major group usually include: preparing the soil; sowing, planting, tending and harvesting field crops; growing vegetables, fruit and other tree and shrub crops; gathering wild fruits and medicinal and other plants; breeding, tending and feeding animals and poultry mainly to obtain meat, eggs, milk, hair, skin or other products; hunting or trapping animals; catching fish and gathering other forms of aquatic life; fetching water and gathering firewood; storing produce for later use and carrying out some processing of produce; building and maintaining houses and other shelters; making tools, clothes and utensils for use by the household; selling or bartering some products at local markets.

Included occupations or child groups

Occupations in this sub-major group are classified into the following minor groups: 631 Subsistence Crop Farmers 632 Subsistence Livestock Farmers 633 Subsistence Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers 634 Subsistence Fishers, Hunters, Trappers and Gatherers

Notes

Jobs should be classified in Sub-major Group 63: Subsistence Farmers, Fishers, Hunters and gatherers, when goods (mostly food) are produced mainly for own consumption or for consumption by other members of the worker s household. If a large surplus is produced, and more goods are sold than consumed, but the main aim of production was for own consumption, the jobs should nevertheless be classified in Sub-major Group 63. Jobs should only be classified in Sub-major Group 61: Market-oriented Skilled Agricultural Workers, or 62: Market-oriented Skilled Forestry, Fishery and Hunting Workers if the main aim of the activity is to produce goods for the market. Jobs are also classified in Sub-major Group 63 when goods are produced only for own consumption or for consumption by members of the worker s household, and no cash income or bartering is involved.