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8413 Mixed Production and Aquaculture Farm Workers

OSCA - Occupation Standard Classification for Australia
Reference period
2024, Version 1.0

8413 Mixed Production and Aquaculture Farm Workers

Perform routine tasks in support of aquaculture farming operations and farming operations spanning two or more of the four different primary production areas - broadacre crops, horticultural crops, livestock and aquaculture.

OSCA skill level

The occupations in this unit group have a skill level corresponding to the qualifications and experience below.

  • Skill Level 5: AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education
Occupation

841331 Aquaculture Worker

Performs routine tasks in breeding and raising fish and other aquatic stock.

Skill level: 5

Main tasks

  • Feeds and grades fish, and monitors their growth
  • Assists with farm layout and constructs nets, long-lines and cages
  • Checks and looks after equipment and fish housing, and operates pumps and other equipment
  • Tests and checks on water quality, and removes dead or dying fish
  • Harvests fish and other aquatic stock, and sorts and packs it for transportation
  • Restocks pens, pools, tanks, ponds, rivers and dams with juvenile fish
  • Collects and records growth, production and water quality data
  • May operate lifting equipment such as forklifts and small cranes
Occupation

841332 Broadacre Crop and Livestock Farm Worker

Performs routine tasks in broadacre crop cultivation and livestock production.

Skill level: 5

Main tasks

  • Patrols, inspects and reports on the condition of broadacre crops and livestock
  • Maintains and cleans farm infrastructure and equipment, such as sheds, pens, fences, plant, and water and irrigation systems
  • Loads and unloads seed grain, fertilisers and livestock feed, and loads produce into transporters
  • Provides livestock with feed and water, and implements livestock feeding programs
  • Assists with maintaining the health and welfare of livestock
  • Musters and droves livestock to milking and shearing sheds, and between paddocks to ensure sufficient feed is available
Occupation

841399 Mixed Production and Aquaculture Farm Workers nec

This occupation group covers Mixed Production and Aquaculture Farm Workers not elsewhere classified.

Skill level: 5

Occupations in this group include:

  • Livestock and Fruit Farm Worker
  • Livestock and Vegetable Farm Worker