Career

Shearers

Farming, Animals & Conservation

Career stats

Weekly pay

$830

Prospects

Low

Employed in Australia

2,600

Growth

Decline

Overview

Shearers remove wool and hair from sheep, goats, alpacas and other animals.

Job Titles

mdi-briefcase-variant Shearer

Job Tasks

This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.

  • selecting and preparing shearing equipment
  • catching and positioning animals for shearing
  • shearing and removing wool and hair from animals
  • identifying contaminated fibre and injured infected and diseased animals
  • treating skin cuts
  • returning shorn animals to let-out pens for counting and checking
  • may service maintain and repair shearing equipment
  • may shear stud animals with hand shears or special combs

Training & Qualifications

Vocational education & training (VET)

  • Certificate II in Shearing
  • Certificate III in Shearing
  • Certificate IV in Shearing

 

Short Courses Available

  • Course in Introductory Shearing
More about VET

Industry

Farming, Animals & Conservation

If you’re interested in outdoor work such as growing plants or raising stock, you may be interested in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing industry.Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing includes a wide range of occupations, skills and activities. This industry has a massive undertaking supplying your local supermarket with numerous fresh meat, fruit and vegetables. There are lots of types of farming and specialty jobs – cane, cotton farming, beef and dairy, organic as well as all the supporting maintaining and selling farm machinery, just to name a few.

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