Overview
EMPLOYED
6,300
PART-TIME SHARE
25%
FEMALE SHARE
39%
MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS
N/A
MEDIAN AGE
39
ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
N/A
Summary
Poultry Process Workers stun and kill, dress, trim, cut into portions, bone, fillet, weigh, grade and package poultry.
Tasks
- Moving carcasses to chillers and freezers
- Loading meat products into trucks
- Packing boned and sliced meat into cartons
- Stunning and shackling poultry for killing and processing
- Severing jugular veins of poultry, and removing viscera and residual material from poultry carcasses
- Separating organs and glands, such as sweetbreads, livers, hearts and spleens, from poultry carcasses
- Inspecting and grading poultry for size and quality
- Packing
- Operating machines which slice, peel, skin and crumb
- Cleaning and sanitising equipment and work areas
Details
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Hours worked
Hours worked | Poultry Process Workers | All Occupations |
---|---|---|
Share of workers who work full-time hours | 75% | 64% |
Average full-time hours worked per week | 41 hours | 44 hours |
Industries
Poultry Process Workers work in industries like:
Source:
ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.
States and territories
New South Wales
31.4%
Victoria
23.3%
Queensland
19.2%
South Australia
17.6%
Western Australia
6.2%
Tasmania
2.1%
Northern Territory
0.0%
Australian Capital Territory
0.2%
Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Age and gender
Age and Gender | Poultry Process Workers | All Occupations |
---|---|---|
Median age | 39 years | 40 years |
Female share of employment | 39% | 49% |
Education
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Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) | All Occupations | Poultry Process Workers |
---|---|---|
Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate | 12.2 | 2.7 |
Bachelor degree | 23.2 | 9.1 |
Advanced Diploma/Diploma | 11.1 | 5.8 |
Certificate III/IV | 19.5 | 11.2 |
Year 12 | 15.9 | 27.9 |
Year 11 | 4.0 | 6.5 |
Year 10 and below | 9.7 | 26.9 |
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DownloadAustralian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations
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