How to become a Senior Beef Cattle Station Worker

Also called: Leading Hand (Beef Cattle), Overseer (Beef Cattle)

Performs skilled tasks on a beef cattle farm or station in supervising the breeding, raising, feeding, treatment and welfare of cattle.

Main tasks

• Oversees beef cattle breeding programs and the rearing of calves
• Develops and implements beef cattle feeding plans, and identifies beef cattle health and nutrition problems
• Establishes and maintains pastures and fodder crops for beef cattle production, and identifies plant health and nutrition problems
• Supervises beef cattle health and welfare programs
• Implements biosecurity management measures
• Supervises farming operations such as herding, catching and drenching beef cattle
• Supervises general farming activities such as maintenance and cleaning of beef cattle housing, water supply and irrigation systems, and other farm infrastructure
• Supervises work routines and trains Beef Cattle Farm Workers

Ways in

• TAFE and VET: Certificate IV in Agriculture (AHC40122); Diploma of Agriculture (AHC50122); Certificate III in Agriculture (AHC30122); Certificate III in Feedlot Operations (AHC33325); Certificate III in Rural Operations (AHC32822)

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• About 78,900 people work in this job group now, and about 79,800 are projected by 2035. (+1.2%)
• 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.

Related jobs

• Senior Cattle and Sheep Farm Worker
• Senior Dairy Cattle Farm Worker
• Senior Horse Stable or Stud Worker
• Senior Piggery Stockperson
• Senior Sheep Farm Worker

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Questions people ask

How do I become a Senior Beef Cattle Station Worker?

Ways in include: Certificate IV in Agriculture; Diploma of Agriculture.

Is a Senior Beef Cattle Station Worker a growing career in Australia?

Employment is projected to stay about the same by 2035: about 78,900 people now and 79,800 later (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Do you need a degree to become a Senior Beef Cattle Station Worker?

Usually not. Only 15% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Certificate IV in Agriculture; Diploma of Agriculture.

Will AI change the work of a Senior Beef Cattle Station 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
• Australian Taxation Office: Taxation Statistics, Individuals Table 15A (2023-24), CC BY 2.5 AU, retrieved 2026-10-04

Updated 2026-10-04