How to become a Senior Broadacre Crop and Livestock Farm Worker

Performs skilled tasks to supervise the cultivation of broadacre crops and the breeding and raising of livestock.

Main tasks

• Oversees the planting, cultivation and harvesting of broadacre crops, as well as livestock breeding programs and the rearing of young livestock
• Identifies health and nutrition problems in livestock, and manages and supervises stock feeding and watering programs
• Supervises and undertakes the operation and maintenance of broadacre crop and livestock farming equipment and machinery
• Implements biosecurity measures
• Oversees the inspection and maintenance of broadacre crop and livestock farm infrastructure, including fencing, and water supply and irrigation systems
• Supervises, maintains and operates data collection and analysis and production technology systems, such as GPS, GIS, variable-rate technology, soil sensors and yield monitors
• Supervises work routines and trains Broadacre Crop and Livestock Farm Workers

Ways in

• TAFE and VET: Certificate IV in Agribusiness (AHC41024); Certificate IV in Agriculture (AHC40122); Diploma of Agriculture (AHC50122); Certificate III in Agriculture (AHC30122); Certificate III in Rural Operations (AHC32822)

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• About 27,600 people work in this job group now, and about 28,000 are projected by 2035. (+1.4%)
• AI is likely to change parts of this job. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as medium.

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Questions people ask

How do I become a Senior Broadacre Crop and Livestock Farm Worker?

Ways in include: Certificate IV in Agribusiness; Certificate IV in Agriculture.

Is a Senior Broadacre Crop and Livestock Farm Worker a growing career in Australia?

Employment is projected to stay about the same by 2035: about 27,600 people now and 28,000 later (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Do you need a degree to become a Senior Broadacre Crop and Livestock Farm Worker?

Usually not. Only 13% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Certificate IV in Agribusiness; Certificate IV in Agriculture.

Will AI change the work of a Senior Broadacre Crop and Livestock Farm Worker?

AI is likely to change parts of this job. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as medium.

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