Shearers
ANZSCO 3612
2,700
20%
7%
31 yrs
Growing
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
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About this career
Shearers remove wool and hair from sheep, goats, alpacas and other animals.
What they typically do
- Selecting and preparing shearing equipment
- Catching and positioning animals for shearing
- Shearing and removing wool and hair from animals
- Identifying contaminated fibre and injured, infected and diseased animals
- Treating skin cuts
- Returning shorn animals to let-out pens for counting and checking
- May service, maintain and repair shearing equipment
- May shear stud animals with hand shears or special combs
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Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Shearers.
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