How to become a Winery Cellar Hand

Operates machines and performs routine tasks to make and bottle wine.

Main tasks

• Operates wine-making machinery and equipment
• Monitors and adjusts temperature, pressure and flow rates during wine production
• Assists in the crushing and pressing of grapes, and transfers wine between tanks and barrels
• Monitors fermentation process, takes samples for analysis, and adds chemicals and additives to wine as directed
• Assists in the bottling and packaging of wine

Ways in

• TAFE and VET: Certificate III in Wine Industry Operations (FBP30921); Certificate II in Wine Industry Operations (FBP20521)

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Typical full-time pay: $85,644 a year
• About 28,100 people work in this job group now, and about 28,900 are projected by 2035. (+2.8%)
• 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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Questions people ask

How do I become a Winery Cellar Hand?

Ways in include: Certificate III in Wine Industry Operations; Certificate II in Wine Industry Operations.

How much does a Winery Cellar Hand earn in Australia?

Median full-time pay is $85,644 a year (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Is a Winery Cellar Hand a growing career in Australia?

Yes. Employment is projected to grow 3% by 2035, from about 28,100 to about 28,900 people (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Do you need a degree to become a Winery Cellar Hand?

Usually not. Only 11% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Certificate III in Wine Industry Operations; Certificate II in Wine Industry Operations.

Will AI change the work of a Winery Cellar Hand?

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