Specialisations

 

Skill Level

The entry requirement for this occupation is completion of compulsory secondary education or higher qualification.

 

Job Description & Tasks

This occupation group covers Farm Hands not elsewhere classified.

• patrolling, inspecting and reporting on the condition of crops and animal stock
• operating farm machinery to cultivate, plant, fertilise, spray and harvest field crops
• maintaining and repairing buildings, machinery, fences, plant and water systems
• loading and unloading seed grain, fertilisers and livestock feed, and loading field crops into transporters for marketing
• planting fruit and nut trees, seeds, seedlings, roots, bulbs, vines and other plants using hand tools or farm machinery
• grooming, feeding and caring for stud animals
• handling fleeces and controlling sheep for shearing

 

This occupation is included in the following occupation lists;

Skilled Occupations List (SQL)

This occupation is not on the Skilled Occupations List and cannot be applied for under the Skilled Migration Programme.

Migration Occupations in Demand List (MODL)

This occupation is not on the Migration Occupations in Demand List and is not eligible for MODL points.

Skilled Regional Sponsored (SRS)

This visa allows you to be sponsored by a relative living in a Designated Area or to be nominated by a State or Territory government. To apply for nomination by a State/Territory your occupation must in demand in that particular government.

Please note that many occupations in demand by a State or Territory are required to have a specialisation and not all specialisations are detailed in the lists. You can check for further information through CMS or directly through the State or Territory.

This occupation is in demand in;

Temporary Business Sponsorship (457)

This occupation is not on the approved list of occupations for temporary business sponsorship and cannot be sponsored for a 457 visa.

Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS)

This occupation is not on the approved list of occupations for the Employer Nomination Scheme and cannot be nominated under the ENS.