ANZSCO 841999

Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers (not covered elsewhere)

Overview

EMPLOYED

4,600

PART-TIME SHARE

39%

FEMALE SHARE

22%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

41

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

About this data

Summary

Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers includes jobs like Bush Regenerator, Indoor Plant Technician, Irrigationist, Kelp or Seagrass Gatherer, Seed Collector, and Weed Controller.

Tasks

  • Irrigates land for crop growth
  • Collects seeds and cultivates seedlings for replanting purposes
  • Plants crops using hand tools and farm machines
  • Builds trellises for climbing plants and vines
  • Fells and de-barks non-productive crops and thins young plantations
  • Sprays plants, crops and pastures with chemicals to control weed growth, insects, fungus growth and diseases
  • Operates machinery to cultivate, fertilise, spray and harvest crops
  • Selects and harvests crops according to size and ripeness, while discarding rotting and over-ripened produce
  • Grades, sorts, bunches and packs produce into containers and loads onto trucks
  • Maintains farm, forest and garden roads, buildings, facilities, signs and equipment

ANZSCO Classification

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    Hours worked

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: those who were classified as "Employed, away from work" at the time of the 2021 Census (accounting for approx. 8% of total employment), have been excluded from the "Average full-time hours worked per week" denominator.
    Hours worked Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers (not covered elsewhere) All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 61% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 43 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers (not covered elsewhere) 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

    39.6%

    Victoria

    16.9%

    Queensland

    21.4%

    South Australia

    7.1%

    Tasmania

    2.1%

    Northern Territory

    1.9%

    Australian Capital Territory

    0.9%

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age and Gender Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers (not covered elsewhere) All Occupations
    Median age 41 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 22% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers (not covered elsewhere)
    15–19 5.2 2.7
    20–24 9.1 11.1
    25–34 22.7 25.5
    35–44 22.3 17.3
    45–54 20.4 19.8
    55–59 8.8 9.9
    60–64 6.5 7.8
    65 and Over 4.9 6.2

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
    Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
    Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers (not covered elsewhere)
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 3.4
    Bachelor degree 23.2 15.0
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 10.7
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 30.6
    Year 12 15.9 15.3
    Year 11 4.0 5.0
    Year 10 and below 9.7 15.7
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