ANZSCO 8415

Livestock Farm Workers

Overview

EMPLOYED

31,700

PART-TIME SHARE

40%

FEMALE SHARE

42%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

32

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

600

About this data

Summary

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

Tasks

  • 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

ANZSCO Classification

Details

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report.
    Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Livestock Farm Workers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 60% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 47 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week N/A $1,697
    Median hourly earnings N/A $43

    Industries

    Livestock Farm Workers work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    26.6%

    Victoria

    24.4%

    Queensland

    21.4%

    South Australia

    10.1%

    Tasmania

    4.3%

    Northern Territory

    2.3%

    Australian Capital Territory

    0.6%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Livestock Farm Workers All Occupations
    Median age 32 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 42% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Livestock Farm Workers
    15–19 5.2 14.5
    20–24 9.1 17.9
    25–34 22.7 20.9
    35–44 22.3 13.3
    45–54 20.4 12.8
    55–59 8.8 6.6
    60–64 6.5 5.9
    65 and Over 4.9 8.0

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Livestock Farm Workers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 1.3
    Bachelor degree 23.2 7.1
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 5.6
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 21.3
    Year 12 15.9 23.1
    Year 11 4.0 8.0
    Year 10 and below 9.7 28.1
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