Livestock Farm Workers, classified under ANZSCO 8423, play an essential role in the livestock industry in Australia. These workers are responsible for performing various routine tasks in livestock, meat, milk, egg, and wool production. Livestock Farm Workers contribute to the overall health and welfare of livestock, ensuring the industry's sustainability and productivity.

Indicative Skill Level:

Most occupations within the Livestock Farm Workers category require a level of skill that aligns with the qualifications and experience outlined below:

In Australia:

• AQF Certificate II or III, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)

In New Zealand:

• NZQF Level 2 or 3 qualification, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)

In certain instances, additional on-the-job training and/or relevant experience may be necessary alongside formal qualifications. However, occupations such as Stablehand, Wool Handler, and Livestock Farm Workers nec have skill levels corresponding to the qualifications outlined below:

In Australia:

• AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

In New Zealand:

• NZQF Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

For certain occupations, a short period of on-the-job training may be required, either in addition to or instead of formal qualifications. In some cases, formal qualifications or on-the-job training may not be necessary.

Tasks Include:

• Assisting with maintaining the health and welfare of livestock, including patrolling, inspecting, and reporting on their condition
• Providing livestock with feed, water, and implementing feeding and welfare programs
• Carrying out duties related to livestock birthing, hatching, and rearing young livestock
• Establishing pastures and crops for livestock production
• Herding and droving livestock for various farming operations, such as shearing, milking, and accessing feed
• Performing milking shed hygiene processes, washing and cleaning udders, and using sterilizing milking machines
• Collecting and incubating eggs
• Preparing and spreading fleeces on skirting tables, pressing wool, and branding bales
• Undertaking animal husbandry duties such as marking, mulesing, foot paring, and hoof care
• Exercising horses through walking, riding, leading, and swimming, and attending to horses during track work, barrier trials, and races
• Engaging in general farming and maintenance activities, such as erecting and repairing fences, cleaning livestock housing, and maintaining infrastructure
• Operating and maintaining farm machinery, water supply, and irrigation systems
• Utilizing data collection and farm technology systems
• Assembling, preparing, and storing livestock feed, bedding, and handling equipment

Occupations:

• 842311 Beef Cattle Farm Worker
• 842312 Cattle and Sheep Farm Worker
• 842313 Dairy Cattle Farm Worker
• 842314 Livestock Husbandry Worker
• 842315 Piggery Farm Worker
• 842316 Poultry Farm Worker
• 842317 Sheep Farm Worker
• 842318 Stablehand
• 842321 Wool Handler
• 842399 Livestock Farm Workers nec

842311 Beef Cattle Farm Worker

Alternative Title: Station Hand (Beef Cattle)

A Beef Cattle Farm Worker, also known as a Station Hand, performs routine tasks on beef cattle farms. These tasks include feeding, mustering, moving cattle, and assisting with animal husbandry.

Skill Level: 4

842312 Cattle and Sheep Farm Worker

A Cattle and Sheep Farm Worker undertakes routine tasks on cattle and sheep farms. These tasks include moving, feeding, counting, and assisting with animal husbandry.

Skill Level: 4

842313 Dairy Cattle Farm Worker

A Dairy Cattle Farm Worker performs routine tasks on dairy farms. These tasks involve breeding, raising, feeding, droving, and milking cattle.

Skill Level: 4

842314 Livestock Husbandry Worker

Alternative Title: Livestock Contractor

A Livestock Husbandry Worker, also known as a Livestock Contractor, carries out various animal husbandry duties for livestock. These duties include lamb marking, mulesing, vaccinating, drenching, foot paring, and hoof care. Specializations within this occupation include Cattle Hoof Trimmer, Horse Hoof Carer, Lamb Marker, Muleser, and Sheep Foot Parer.

Skill Level: 4

842315 Piggery Farm Worker

A Piggery Farm Worker assists with routine tasks on pig farms. These tasks involve breeding, farrowing, raising, feeding, and animal husbandry.

Skill Level: 4

842316 Poultry Farm Worker

A Poultry Farm Worker performs routine tasks on poultry farms. These tasks include collecting eggs, placing them in incubators, providing feed and water to poultry, and disinfecting hatcheries to prevent disease.

Skill Level: 4

842317 Sheep Farm Worker

Alternative Title: Station Hand (Sheep)

A Sheep Farm Worker, also known as a Station Hand, undertakes routine tasks on sheep farms. These tasks include feeding, herding sheep into pens for branding, shearing, crutching, and yarding for sale.

Skill Level: 4

842318 Stablehand

A Stablehand assists with the handling of horses and the maintenance and cleaning of stables.

Skill Level: 5

Specialization: Horse and Stud Worker

842321 Wool Handler

Alternative Titles: Shearing Shed Hand, Shearing Shed Worker

A Wool Handler, also known as a Shearing Shed Hand or Shearing Shed Worker, regulates the flow of sheep to be shorn, maintains cleanliness in the shearing shed, and assists with wool clip preparation.

Skill Level: 5

842399 Livestock Farm Workers nec

This occupation group includes Livestock Farm Workers not elsewhere classified. It encompasses various roles such as Deer Farm Worker, Emu Farm Worker, Goat Herder, and Ostrich Farm Worker.

Skill Level: 5

Occupations in this group include:

• Deer Farm Worker
• Emu Farm Worker
• Goat Herder
• Ostrich Farm Worker