How to become a Senior Broadacre Crop Farm Worker

Performs skilled tasks on a broadacre crop farm in supervising the planting, cultivation and harvest of broadacre crops.

Main tasks

• Oversees the planting, cultivation and harvesting of broadacre crops
• Supervises and undertakes the operation and maintenance of broadacre crop farming equipment and machinery
• Oversees the inspection and maintenance of broadacre crop farm infrastructure, including fencing and water supply systems
• Organises and trains broadacre crop farm workers, and supervises work routines and day-to-day broadacre farm production operations
• Supervises, maintains and operates data collection and analysis and production technology systems such as GPS, GIS, variable-rate technology, soil sensors and yield monitors
• May undertake or supervise the application of pesticides and other chemicals to broadacre crops

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 33,200 people work in this job group now, and about 34,700 are projected by 2035. (+4.6%)
• 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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Questions people ask

How do I become a Senior Broadacre Crop Farm Worker?

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

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

Yes. Employment is projected to grow 5% by 2035, from about 33,200 to about 34,700 people (Jobs and Skills Australia).

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

Usually not. Only 15% 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 Farm 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