ANZSCO 7211

Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators

Overview

EMPLOYED

16,300

PART-TIME SHARE

13%

FEMALE SHARE

11%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,504

MEDIAN AGE

36

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

200

About this data

Summary

Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators operate agricultural, forestry and horticultural plant to clear and cultivate land, sow and harvest crops, and fell trees and move logs.

Tasks

  • Preparing and positioning plant for operation
  • Operating tractor-drawn and self-propelled plant to plough land and sow, fertilise, cultivate and harvest crops, and avoid damaging crops
  • Adjusting speed, height and depth of implements
  • Operating plant to hold, lift and cut trees
  • Operating attachments to lift, swing, release and sort trees and logs, and operating auxiliary plant such as chipping machines and log splitting machines
  • Feeding felled trees into processors to strip limbs and cut into logs and loading logs onto stockpiles and into trucks
  • Keeping log tallies and writing work reports
  • Servicing plant and performing minor repairs

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 Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 87% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 49 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,504 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $35 $43

    Industries

    Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators 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

    30.3%

    Victoria

    18.1%

    Queensland

    20.8%

    South Australia

    10.2%

    Tasmania

    5.6%

    Northern Territory

    0.6%

    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 Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators All Occupations
    Median age 36 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 11% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators
    15–19 5.2 5.9
    20–24 9.1 11.3
    25–34 22.7 21.0
    35–44 22.3 16.7
    45–54 20.4 18.4
    55–59 8.8 9.6
    60–64 6.5 9.1
    65 and Over 4.9 8.0

    Education

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 0.7
    Bachelor degree 23.2 3.5
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 4.3
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 28.0
    Year 12 15.9 18.2
    Year 11 4.0 8.3
    Year 10 and below 9.7 31.8
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.