ANZSCO 84152.8Low RiskNot Assessed

Livestock Farm Workers

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AI exposure measures how much this occupation's tasks may change. It is not the probability that the job will disappear.

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0.0out of 10
Low Risk

Median Weekly Pay

N/A

Full-time workers

Employment

29,600

Total workers

10yr Growth

+1.8%

Projected to 2035

Shortage Status

N/A

Key Insight

Livestock Farm Workers has low AI exposure, making it one of the more resilient occupations in the Australian workforce.

JSA Official AI Exposure

Automation20.0%
Augmentation47.0%

Key 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

Employment Projections to 2035

Median Age

37

Female Share

39.0%

Part-Time Share

40.0%

Skill Level

5 / 5

Lowest