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Livestock Farm Workers

ANZSCO 8415

Employed

29,600

Part-time share

40%

Female share

39%

Median age

37 yrs

Employment outlook

Stable

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.

About this career

Livestock Farm Workers perform routine tasks in livestock, egg and wool production.

What they typically do

  • Patrolling, inspecting and reporting on the condition of livestock
  • Providing livestock with feed and water
  • Assisting with maintaining the health and welfare of livestock
  • Mustering and droving livestock to milking and shearing sheds and between paddocks to ensure sufficient feed is available
  • Washing and cleaning udders, and attaching milking machines to udders and milking cows
  • Collecting eggs and placing in incubators
  • Herding sheep for shearing and keeping mobs separate during shearing
  • Spreading fleeces on skirting tables for classing, pressing wool and branding bales
  • Exercising horses by walking, riding, leading and swimming, and attending to horses at track work, barrier trials and races
  • Cleaning stables and hatcheries, storing bedding and performing minor repairs on fixtures, buildings and fences
  • Assembling, preparing and storing horse gear

States and territories

Share of workers by location

VIC
26.2%
NSW
25.2%
QLD
19.6%
SA
10.3%
WA
9.4%
TAS
5.4%
NT
3.1%
ACT
0.8%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Livestock Farm Workers.