How to become a Senior Sheep Farm Worker

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

Main tasks

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

Ways in

• TAFE and VET: Diploma of Agriculture (AHC50122); Certificate III in Agriculture (AHC30122); 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.

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

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Questions people ask

How do I become a Senior Sheep Farm Worker?

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

Is a Senior Sheep Farm 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 Sheep Farm Worker?

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

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

Updated 2026-10-04