Mixed Livestock Farm Worker
ANZSCO 841513
1,500
34%
29%
36 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
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About this career
Mixed Livestock Farm Workers perform routine tasks on mixed livestock farms, such as moving, feeding and counting livestock, and assisting with animal husbandry.
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.
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Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Mixed Livestock Farm Worker.
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