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Piggery Farm Worker

OSCA 841235·ANZSCO 842315

Employed

670

Part-time share

17.6%

Female share

30.9%

Median age

38 yrs

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

Piggery Farm Worker is a job in Australia. The job figures on this page come from Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS Census, where they are published. The courses listed here lead to this job. Compare the fee, study mode, length, place, and how to get in before you enquire.

Courses linked to this job include Certificate III in Pork Production.

Jobs, part-time share, age, and pay appear on this page only when Jobs and Skills Australia or the ABS has published them for Piggery Farm Worker. A blank is a missing figure, not a pay of zero. The courses below are linked to this job. Open one to compare the fee, study mode, length, campus, and how to get in.

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About this career

Assists with routine tasks on a pig farm, such as breeding, farrowing, raising, feeding and animal husbandry.

What they typically do

  • Assists with maintaining the health and welfare of pigs, including by inspecting and reporting on their condition
  • Provides pigs with feed and water, and implements pig feeding and welfare programs
  • Assists with birthing and rearing of piglets
  • Moves and weighs pigs
  • Undertakes general pig farming activities, such moving and weighing pigs, and cleaning and maintaining pig housing and equipment

Where they work

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Piggery Farm Worker.