How to become a Wool Classer
Classifies wool to industry standards or market requirements.
Main tasks
- Inspects fleece to determine its type according to physical characteristics such as staple length and strength, fibre diameter and colour
- Classes wool into lines to meet processors' requirements and to optimise growers' returns
- Manages wool handling teams
- Instructs Wool Handlers and supervises the picking up, skirting, rolling and pressing of fleeces
- Records wool characteristics and the details of pressed wool bales, and prepares wool clip documentation
Ways in
- TAFE and VET: Certificate IV in Wool Classing (AHC41325); Certificate III in Wool Clip Preparation (AHC33025)
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Typical full-time pay: $105,872 a year
- About 24,900 people work in this job group now, and about 28,300 are projected by 2035. (+13.9%)
- 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 Wool Classer?
Ways in include: Certificate IV in Wool Classing; Certificate III in Wool Clip Preparation.
How much does a Wool Classer earn in Australia?
Median full-time pay is $105,872 a year (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Is a Wool Classer a growing career in Australia?
Yes. Employment is projected to grow 14% by 2035, from about 24,900 to about 28,300 people (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Do you need a degree to become a Wool Classer?
Usually not. Only 5% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Certificate IV in Wool Classing; Certificate III in Wool Clip Preparation.
Will AI change the work of a Wool Classer?
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