ANZSCO 36122.3Low RiskNot Assessed

Shearers

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0.0out of 10
Low Risk

Median Weekly Pay

N/A

Full-time workers

Employment

2,500

Total workers

10yr Growth

+13.5%

Projected to 2034

Shortage Status

N/A

Key Insight

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

JSA Official AI Exposure

Automation16.0%
Augmentation38.0%

Key Tasks

  • •Selecting and preparing shearing equipment
  • •Catching and positioning animals for shearing
  • •Shearing and removing wool and hair from animals
  • •Identifying contaminated fibre and injured, infected and diseased animals
  • •Treating skin cuts
  • •Returning shorn animals to let-out pens for counting and checking
  • •May service, maintain and repair shearing equipment
  • •May shear stud animals with hand shears or special combs

Employment Projections to 2034

Median Age

33

Female Share

10.0%

Part-Time Share

11.0%

Skill Level

3 / 5

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