This division covers crop and animal production, including organic farming, genetically modified crops, and animals. It includes both open-field and greenhouse farming.
NACE Code
1
Number employed in Sector
Demographic Profile
Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS)Gender breakdown
Gender timeline
Citizenship
Irish citizenship timeline
Regional Distribution
Working from home timeline
Nature of Employment
Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS)Employees
Permanent employees
Firm Size
Employee tenure
Working Hours
Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS)Employed part-time
Reasons for working part-time
Weekly Hours (mean)
Skills & Training
Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS)Education level
Skill levels
9.38% of respondents in this sector engaged in formal education or training in the previous 4 weeks.
Top occupations in this sector
Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS)| Occupation | SOC code | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Farmers | 5111 | 74.55 |
| Farm workers | 9111 | 12.51 |
| Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture | 1211 | 3.80 |
| Agricultural machinery drivers | 8223 | 1.16 |
| Animal care services occupations n.e.c. | 6139 | 0.93 |
| Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 4159 | 0.84 |
| Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c. | 9119 | 0.84 |
Please note: Results are based on analysis of strictly controlled Research Microdata Files provided by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The CSO does not take any responsibility for the views expressed or the outputs generated from this research.