QID 150028 Draft Contractor/Broker Agricultural Labor Survey

DRAFT CONTRACTOR/BROKER AGRICULTURAL LABOR SURVEY – April 2018

	OMB No. 0535-xxxx Approval Expires: xx/xx/xxxx Project Code: 528 QID: 150028 SMetaKey: 3275 Version: 99
Draft as of November 20, 2017

				United States Department of Agriculture
				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

						USDA/NASS National Operations Division 9700 Page Avenue, Suite 400 St. Louis, MO 63132-1547 Phone: 1-888-424-7828 Fax: 1-855-415-3687 E-mail: [email protected]
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Attempted Contacts

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1. [Verify name and mailing address of this contractor. Make any corrections necessary (including the correct operation name) on the label and continue.]	[Check if name label verified]

2. Since June 1, 2018, have you or will you (name on label)--

a. provide contract agricultural workers to farms or ranches in <state>?
	1 Yes - [Continue] 3 No - [Skip to section 4.]

For Office Use Only		For Office Use Only		For Office Use Only		For Office Use Only
Stratum		Stratum		Stratum		Stratum
9922		9923		9927		9928
Ind. Op.		Ind. Op.		Ind. Op.		Ind. Op.
9924		9924		9924		9924

Contract Worker codes for Sections 1 and 2
Code	Work Hired to Do
FIELD WORKERS
11	Agricultural Equipment Operators - Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse: Drive and control farm equipment to till soil and to plant, cultivate, and harvest crops.
12	Farmworkers - Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse: Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, field crops, Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.
13	Graders And Sorters - Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse Products: Grade, sort, or classify agricultural crops by size, weight, color or condition.
14	Hand Packers And Packagers - Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse Products: Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.
15	All Other Field Workers: All agricultural workers working with crops, nursery or greenhouse products not included in codes 11-14.
LIVESTOCK WORKERS
20	Agricultural Equipment Operators – Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals: Drive and control heavy farm equipment while attending to live farm, ranch, or aquacultural animals and in harvest of unprocessed animal products.
21	Farmworkers - Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals: Attend to live farm, ranch, or aquacultural animals including cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, finfish, shellfish, and bees. Duties may include feeding, watering, herding, milking, grazing, castrating, branding, de-beaking, weighing, catching, and loading animals. May conduct simple exams; maintain records; assist in births; and administer medications, vaccinations, or insecticides. May clean and maintain animal housing areas.
22	Graders And Sorters - Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animal Products: Grade, sort, or classify unprocessed food and other agricultural products by size, weight, color, or condition.
23	Hand Packers And Packagers - Farm, Ranch and Aquacultural Animal Products: Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.
24	All Other Livestock Workers: All agricultural workers working with farm, ranch and aquacultural animals or products not included in codes 20 – 23.
SUPERVISORS
31	Farmers, Ranchers and Other Agricultural Managers: Plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, tree farms, or other agricultural establishments.
32	First-Line Supervisors of Farm Workers: Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of agricultural, aquacultural, and related workers.
OTHER WORKERS
41	Agricultural Inspectors: Inspect agricultural commodities, processing equipment and facilities, and aquacultural operations, to ensure compliance with regulations and laws governing health, quality, and safety.
42	Animal Breeders: Select and breed animals according to their genealogy, characteristics, and offspring.
43	Pesticide Handlers and Sprayers: Mix or apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides through sprays, dusts, vapors, soil incorporation, or chemical application to all crops including nursery and greenhouse products and facilities, and livestock, and livestock facilities. Usually requires specific training and state or federal certification. Excludes pilots who dust or spray crops from aircraft.
44	Any Other Worker Not Listed Above: Including, but not limited to, mechanics, shop workers, truck drivers, accountants, bookkeepers, office workers. Excluding contract & custom workers, retail workers, and “value-added” workers.

		April 2018
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		8	9	10	11	12	13	14
		15	16	17	18	19	20	21
		22	23	24	25	26	27	28
		29	30

Section 1 - PAID WORKERS for APRIL

1. Did this contractor employ anyone on the payroll to perform contract agricultural work the week of April 8th through April 14th?
INCLUDE: Workers hired and paid a wage or salary by the contractor Part-time and full-time workers All hired workers regardless of method of pay	EXCLUDE: Retail workers and “value-added” workers Self-employed workers
1 Yes [Continue] 3 No [Go to Section 2] 2 Don’t Know [Go to Section 2]

2. For the workers placed by this contractor, record the number of workers, wages paid, hours worked, and the gross wages paid the week of April 8^th through April 14^th.

• Record each worker only once

• Separate the workers by the main type of agricultural work they were hired to perform based on the groups outlined on page 2 and by the base wage paid per hour

• Report only one week of wages for the reference week

Worker Code (select from list on page 4)		Number of Paid Workers	Base Wage Paid Per Hour (excluding incentive pay) (Dollars per Hour)	Total Hours Worked		Total Gross Wages That Week (including incentive pay and overtime pay) (Dollars)
611		612	xxx	613		614
611		612	xxx	613		614
611		612	xxx	613		614
611		612	xxx	613		614
611		612	xxx	613		614
611		612	xxx	613		614
611		612	xxx	613		614
3.TOTAL PAID WORKERS	660

4. In 2018, how many of these TOTAL WORKERS PLACED BY THIS CONTRACTOR will be paid by this contractor----		NUMBER OF WORKERS
a. for 150 days or more of work?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		700
b. for 149 days or less of work?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		701
Sum MUST equal TOTAL PAID WORKERS, item 3 above. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	TOTAL	702

Office Use – Completion Code – Usability

1 – Incomplete, Has Labor 2 – Incomplete, Unknown 3 – No Labor

698

Contract Worker codes for Sections 1 and 2
Code	Work Hired to Do
FIELD WORKERS
11	Agricultural Equipment Operators - Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse: Drive and control farm equipment to till soil and to plant, cultivate, and harvest crops.
12	Farmworkers - Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse: Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, field crops, Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.
13	Graders And Sorters - Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse Products: Grade, sort, or classify agricultural crops by size, weight, color or condition.
14	Hand Packers And Packagers - Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse Products: Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.
15	All Other Field Workers: All agricultural workers working with crops, nursery or greenhouse products not included in codes 11-14.
LIVESTOCK WORKERS
20	Agricultural Equipment Operators – Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals: Drive and control heavy farm equipment while attending to live farm, ranch, or aquacultural animals and in harvest of unprocessed animal products.
21	Farmworkers - Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals: Attend to live farm, ranch, or aquacultural animals including cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, finfish, shellfish, and bees. Duties may include feeding, watering, herding, milking, grazing, castrating, branding, de-beaking, weighing, catching, and loading animals. May conduct simple exams; maintain records; assist in births; and administer medications, vaccinations, or insecticides. May clean and maintain animal housing areas.
22	Graders And Sorters - Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animal Products: Grade, sort, or classify unprocessed food and other agricultural products by size, weight, color, or condition.
23	Hand Packers And Packagers - Farm, Ranch and Aquacultural Animal Products: Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.
24	All Other Livestock Workers: All agricultural workers working with farm, ranch and aquacultural animals or products not included in codes 20 – 23.
SUPERVISORS
31	Farmers, Ranchers and Other Agricultural Managers: Plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, tree farms, or other agricultural establishments.
32	First-Line Supervisors of Farm Workers: Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of agricultural, aquacultural, and related workers.
OTHER WORKERS
41	Agricultural Inspectors: Inspect agricultural commodities, processing equipment and facilities, and aquacultural operations, to ensure compliance with regulations and laws governing health, quality, and safety.
42	Animal Breeders: Select and breed animals according to their genealogy, characteristics, and offspring.
43	Pesticide Handlers and Sprayers: Mix or apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides through sprays, dusts, vapors, soil incorporation, or chemical application to all crops including nursery and greenhouse products and facilities, and livestock, and livestock facilities. Usually requires specific training and state or federal certification. Excludes pilots who dust or spray crops from aircraft.
44	Any Other Worker Not Listed Above: Including, but not limited to, mechanics, shop workers, truck drivers, accountants, bookkeepers, office workers. Excluding contract & custom workers, retail workers, and “value-added” workers.

		January 2018
		S	M	T	W	Th	F	S
			1	2	3	4	5	6
		7	8	9	10	11	12	13
		14	15	16	17	18	19	20
		21	22	23	24	25	26	27
		28	29	30	31

Section 2 - PAID WORKERS for JANUARY

1. Did this contractor employ anyone on the payroll to perform contract agricultural work the week of January 7th through January 13th?
INCLUDE: Workers hired and paid a wage or salary by the operation Part-time and full-time workers All hired workers regardless of method of pay	EXCLUDE: Retail workers and “value-added” workers Self-employed workers
1 Yes [Continue] 3 No [Go to Section 3] 2 Don’t Know [Go to Section 3]

2. For the workers placed by this contractor, record the number of workers, wages paid, hours worked, and the gross wages paid the week of January 7^th through January 13^th.

• Record each worker only once

• Separate the workers by the main type of agricultural work they were hired to perform based on the groups outlined on page 4 and by the base wage paid per hour

• Report only one week of wages for the reference week.

Worker Code (select from list on page 6)		Number of Paid Workers	Base Wage Paid Per Hour (excluding incentive pay) (Dollars per Hour)	Total Hours Worked		Total Gross Wages That Week (including incentive pay and overtime pay) (Dollars)
611		612	xxx	613		614
611		612	xxx	613		614
611		612	xxx	613		614
611		612	xxx	613		614
611		612	xxx	613		614
611		612	xxx	613		614
611		612	xxx	613		614
3.TOTAL PAID WORKERS	660

4. In 2018, how many of these TOTAL WORKERS PAID BY THIS CONTRACTOR will be paid by this contractor -		NUMBER OF WORKERS
a. for 150 days or more of work?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		700
b. for 149 days or less of work?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		701
Sum MUST equal TOTAL PAID WORKERS, item 3 above. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	TOTAL	702

Office Use – Completion Code – Usability

1 – Incomplete, Has Labor 2 – Incomplete, Unknown 3 – No Labor

698

Section 3 - PAID WORKERS IN 2018
		NUMBER OF WORKERS
1. During 2018, what was or will be the largest number of contract agricultural workers on the payroll on any one day?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		277
2. During 2018, did or will this contractor have any H-2A Temporary Agricultural Workers on the payroll?
1 Yes 3 No 2 Don’t know

Section 4 - CHANGE IN CONTACT PERSON

Complete this section only if you answered “NO” for questions on the face page.

1. Has the contractor named on the label been sold, rented or turned over to someone else?

	1 Yes - [Go to item 2] 3 No - [Continue → ]					a.	Write a note to explain the situation, then go to back page, item 1.

2.	Please provide the following information for the operation that has taken over the land:
	Contractor Name: _______________________________________________________________________________ Person Name: ________________________________________________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________ Phone: (________) - _________________________ City: ______________________________________________________ State: __________ ZIP: _________

3. Was this new contractor, reported in item 2, in business before June 1, 2018?

	1 Yes
	3 No

Section 5 - CONCLUSION

1. Do you (the person named on the label) make any day - to - day decisions for ANOTHER contractor?

a. 1Yes - What is the name of this other contractor? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Operation Name: ______________________________________
3No - [Go to item 2 below.]	Address: ________________________________________
	City: __________________	State:____		ZIP: ____
	Phone: (______) __________________

b. Was this additional contractor in business before June 1, 2018?

1 Yes – [Continue.] 3 No – [Continue.]

COMMENTS:
2. SURVEY RESULTS: To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date, go to www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/
Would you rather have a brief summary mailed to you at a later date?				1 Yes 3 No			9990
Respondent Name:			9911 Phone: (____) _____ ________			9910 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ __ __

OFFICE USE ONLY

Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

Change

Office Use for POID

1-Comp 2-R 3-Inac 4-Office Hold 5-R – Est 6-Inac – Est 7-Off Hold – Est

9901

1-Op/Mgr 2-Sp 3-Acct/Bkpr 4-Partner 9-Oth

9902

1-PASI (Mail) 2-PATI (Tel) 3-PAPI (Face- to-Face) 6-e-mail 7-Fax 19-Other

9903

9998

9900

9985 

9989 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __

Optional Use

9907

9908

9906

9916

S/E Name