How to become a Livestock Husbandry Worker

Also called: Livestock Contractor

Performs animal husbandry duties for livestock, such as lamb marking, mulesing, vaccinating, drenching, foot paring and hoof trimming.

Main tasks

• Assists with maintaining the health and welfare of livestock, including patrolling, inspecting and reporting on condition of livestock
• Provides livestock with feed and water, and implements livestock welfare programs
• Performs animal husbandry duties for livestock, such as lamb and calf marking, mulesing, foot paring and hoof trimming
• Administers vaccines and drenches to livestock to prevent diseases

Ways in

• TAFE and VET: Certificate III in Agriculture (AHC30122); Certificate I in Agriculture (AHC10222)

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• About 28,300 people work in this job group now, and about 28,900 are projected by 2035. (+1.8%)
• AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.

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• Beef Cattle Farm Worker
• Cattle and Sheep Farm Worker
• Dairy Cattle Farm Worker
• Wool Handler
• Piggery Farm Worker
• Poultry Farm Worker

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Questions people ask

How do I become a Livestock Husbandry Worker?

Ways in include: Certificate III in Agriculture; Certificate I in Agriculture.

Is a Livestock Husbandry Worker a growing career in Australia?

Employment is projected to stay about the same by 2035: about 28,300 people now and 28,900 later (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Do you need a degree to become a Livestock Husbandry Worker?

Usually not. Only 9% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Certificate III in Agriculture; Certificate I in Agriculture.

Will AI change the work of a Livestock Husbandry Worker?

AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.

Sources

• Jobs and Skills Australia: Occupation data (ANZSCO), from ABS Labour Force and Census (February 2026), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Jobs and Skills Australia: Generative AI Capacity Study, interactive table data (September 2025), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Jobs and Skills Australia: Employment Projections (Victoria University) (May 2025 to May 2035), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04

Updated 2026-10-04