技工的主要職責為： (a) 郊野公園及海岸公園分署：(i) 監督郊野公園設施的建造及保養工作、執行需特殊技能的建造及保養、維修工作；(ii) 帶領郊野公園的清潔隊；(iii) 撲滅山火；(iv) 繁殖與栽種植物和收集種子；(v) 種植及護理樹木與植林區、進行植被管理工作；以及(vi) 操作建築機械及設備。 (b) 農業分署：(i) 進行一般有關作物生產的田間工作，即整地、植樹或播種、灌溉、除草、施除害劑、施肥及收割等；(ii) 操作農業機械，例如旋耕機、割草機、機動噴水車及其他設備；以及進行小型的保養和修理工作；(iii) 繁殖及護理蔬菜菜苗及/或果樹，以作生產及研究用途；以及(iv) 按照試驗及發展的要求，在田間進行特殊耕作。 (c) 檢驗及檢疫分署：(i) 執行須具飼養禽畜專門技能的農場工作；(ii) 協助整體調製禽畜飼料的工作、保養飼料貯藏室或在田間進行試驗耕作工作；(iii) 護理、餵飼、處理和管束野生動物和其他動物；(iv) 設計、建造和維修動物管理中心的設施及設備；(v) 調查有關動物的個案及捕捉動物；以及(vi) 協助有關動物、禽鳥、植物及其製成品的執法及檢查工作。 (d) 漁業分署：(i) 建造、保養及維修捕魚和養魚用具及設備；(ii) 執行有關養魚的工作，包括監察魚糧的調配及餵魚；(iii) 進行漁業調查，包括抽取水、魚或其他生物的樣本，以作科學測量及觀察用途；(iv) 在船上執行捕魚及其他工作、檢查商用漁船，並測試船上的工具及設備；(v) 協助執法及巡邏工作；以及操作及保養船隻。 (註：或須在交通不便的偏遠地區工作；不定時工作及／或輪班工作；在惡劣天氣或颱風期間工作；以及操作船隻［適用於漁業分署］。）

An Artisan is mainly deployed on – (a) Country and Marine Parks Branch : (i) supervising the construction and maintenance of Country Parks facilities and performing skilled construction and maintenance/repair work; (ii) leading a Country Park litter collection team; (iii) fighting hill fire; (iv) carrying out plant propagation and production and seed collection; (v) planting and maintaining trees and plantations as well as managing vegetation; and (vi) operating construction plants and equipment. (b) Agriculture Branch : (i) carrying out general field works in crop production, i.e. land preparation, planting or seed sowing, irrigation, weeding, pesticide application, fertilizer application, harvesting, etc; (ii) operating farm machinery such as rotary cultivator, mower, motorised-sprayer, and other equipment; and carrying out minor maintenance and repairs; (iii) propagating and maintaining vegetable seedlings and/or fruit trees for production and investigation purposes; and (iv) conducting specialised field works according to experimental and development requirements. (c) Inspection and Quarantine Branch : (i) performing farm work which requires special skill in livestock farming; (ii) assisting in the overall feed processing work for livestock and maintenance of the feed store or crop experimental work conducted in fields; (iii) caring, feeding, handling, restraining wild and other animals; (iv) designing, constructing and repairing Animal Management Centre facilities and equipment; (v) investigation of animal related cases and conducting animal capture operation; and (vi) assisting in law enforcement and inspection of animals, birds, plants and their products. (d) Fisheries Branch : (i) constructing, maintaining and repairing of fishing and fish farming gear and equipment; (ii) performing fish farming work, including overseeing the preparation of fish feed and feeding of fish; (iii) conducting fisheries surveys, including sampling of water, fish and other organisms for scientific measurements and observations; (iv) performing fishing duties and miscellaneous duties on board a vessel; and carrying out inspection of commercial fishing vessels and testing of their gear and equipment; and (v) assisting in law enforcement and patrol activities; and (vi) operating and maintaining vessels. (Note : May be required to work in remote places with difficult access; work irregular hours and/or shift duties; work in inclement weather or during typhoon; and operate vessels [for Fisheries Branch only].)