Beef Cattle Farm Worker – ANZSCO 842311

Beef Cattle Farm Workers perform routine tasks on a beef cattle farm such as feeding, mustering and moving cattle, and assisting with animal husbandry.

Skill Level

4

Alternative Title

• Station Hand (Beef Cattle)

Potential Visa Pathways for Beef Cattle Farm Worker

Important: This occupation was released on 21 November 2021. The Department of Home Affairs is yet to announce the eligible visa pathways for this occupation. This page will be updated once more information is released.

Group: 8423 Livestock Farm Workers

Description

Livestock Farm Workers perform routine tasks in livestock, meat, milk, egg and wool production.

Tasks

• Assisting with maintaining the health and welfare of livestock, including by patrolling, inspecting and reporting on the condition of livestock
• Providing livestock with feed and water and implementing livestock feeding and welfare programs
• Carrying out livestock birthing or hatching, and rearing of young livestock duties
• Establishing pastures and crops for livestock production
• Herding and droving livestock to access feed as well as for shearing, milking and other farming operations
• Washing and cleaning udders, and using and sterilising milking machines and performing milking shed hygiene processes
• Collecting eggs and placing in incubators
• Collecting and spreading fleeces on skirting tables for classing, pressing wool and branding bales
• Undertaking animal husbandry duties for livestock such as lamb and calf marking, mulesing, foot paring and hoof care
• Exercising horses by walking, riding (excluding galloping), leading and swimming, and attending to horses at track work, barrier trials and races
• Undertaking general farming and maintenance activities such as erecting and repairing fences, maintaining and cleaning livestock housing and maintaining other infrastructure
• Operating and maintaining general farm machinery and water supply and irrigation systems
• Operating data collection and farm technology systems
• Assembling, preparing and storing livestock feed, bedding and handling equipment, including horse equipment

Skill Level

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 some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

Occupations in this Group:

• 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