Casual Jobs in NSW Guide
If you are looking for a casual job to help pay your expenses while you are travelling in NSW, we can put you in touch with potential employers in a particular state, region or town.
Use the links below to find casual work in the Fruit Picking Industry of Australia.
Fruit Picking in NSW
Step 1 - Find a Town and Fruit Picking Time
Choose a town to see what fruit is grown in that town/region. Then, check the time of the year when fruit picking casual jobs are available for that town/region.
Town |
Picking
Months / Crop |
| Barham | December-February - Oranges, Tomatoes |
January-February
- Peaches, Nectarines |
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| Batlow | March
to May - apples |
| Bilpin | December-April - Apples, Stonefruit |
| Bourke | January
to May - melons April to May – cotton picking April to May - cotton ginning May to June - grape pruning May to September - citrus picking November to January - cotton chipping November to January - grape picking December to February - citrus thinning |
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| Buronga | January
to May - grape picking May to January - citrus picking May to February - vegetables May to September - grape pruning September to January - asparagus |
| Coffs Harbour | December-August, October-November - Bananas, Berries |
| Cowra | September-December - Asparagus |
| Dareton | January
to May - grape picking May to January - citrus picking May to February - vegetables May to September - grape pruning September to January - asparagus |
| Dubbo | April
to May - cotton picking / cotton ginning October to December - grain harvest November to January - cotton chipping (at Narromine, Trangie or Warren) |
| Euston | January
to May - grape picking and packing May to February - vegetables May to September - grape pruning |
| Forbes | January
- plumsJanuary to March - tomatoes February to April - grape picking February to May - apples June to August - grape pruning November to December - cherries December to March - peaches & nectarines |
| Gol Gol | January
to May - grape picking May to January - citrus picking and packing May to February - vegetables May to September - grape pruning September to January - asparagus |
| Griffith | January
to April - grape picking February & March - prune picking and dehydrating February & March - stone fruit picking May to January - citrus picking June to August - grape pruning November to March - onion picking December to March - tomato picking |
| Hay | October
to December – grain harvest November to February – onions December to March – rockmelons March to October – broccoli and lettuce |
| Hillston | April
to June - cotton picking April to June - cotton ginning June to September - potatoes October to August - orange picking November - cherries November & December - potatoes November & December - onion picking |
| Jugiong | January
to April - grape picking June to September – grape pruning |
| Koraleigh | January to May - grape pickingMay to January - citrus pickingMay to February - vegetablesMay to September - grape pruningNovember to April - stone fruit picking |
| Leeton | January
to April - stone fruit February to March - grape picking June to August - citrus (Navel) picking September to May - vegetables September to June - citrus (Valencia) picking November to December - apricot picking |
| Moree | March
to May - cotton picking / cotton ginning April to August - olives April to August - pecans October to December - grain harvest November to January - cotton chipping |
| Mungindi | March
to May - cotton picking / cotton ginning October to December - grain harvest November to January - cotton chipping |
| Narrabri | April
to May - cotton picking / cotton ginning October to December - grain harvest November to January - cotton chipping |
| Narromine | April
to May - cotton picking / ginning May to March - citrus October to December - grain harvest November to January - cotton chipping |
| Orange | February
to March - apple February to April - grape picking June to August - grape pruning November to January - cherries December to January - grape pruning |
| Tooleybuc | January
to May - grape picking May to January - citrus picking May to September - grape pruning May to February - vegetables December to February - stone fruits |
| Trangie | April
to May - cotton picking / ginning October to December - grain harvest November to January - cotton chipping |
| Tumbarumba | January
and March – stone fruit March to May – apples and grapes April and May – chestnuts December – cherries December to April – berries |
| Tumut | February
to May - apple picking October to March - stone fruit |
| Warren | April
to May - cotton picking / cotton ginning October to December - grain harvest November to January - cotton chipping |
| Wee Waa | April
to May - cotton picking / ginning October to December - grain harvest November to January - cotton chipping |
| Wentworth | January
to May - grape picking May to January - citrus picking May to February - vegetables May to September - grape pruning September to January - asparagus |
| Young | February
to April - stone fruits February to April - berry crops February to April - grape picking June to September - grape pruning October to November - asparagus November to December - cherries |
Step 2 - Find an Employer
To
find out what casual jobs are available in a town,
go to Jobsearch (Australian Government
agency site for jobs throughout Australia).
At Jobsearch, enter a town name and occupation name (e.g. fruit picking) in
the search box to find fruit picking jobs available in that town.
Free Listing for Employers
If you are an employer in the fruit industry, contact us for a free listing in our Casual Jobs in Australia Guide.
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