Mixed Livestock Farm Worker
ANZSCO 841513
1,500
34%
29%
36 yrs
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Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy.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
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.
States and territories
Share of workers by location
Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Mixed Livestock Farm Worker.
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Advanced Diploma of Conservation and Ecosystem Management
AHC60422 · AQF 6 · 3 providers
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Advanced Diploma of Arboriculture
AHC60524 · AQF 6 · 1 providers
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Advanced Diploma of Building Biology
11429NAT · AQF 6 · 1 providers