Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators
On-the-job / entry-level Declining · ANZSCO skill level 4 · occupation 7211
Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators operate agricultural, forestry and horticultural plant to clear and cultivate land, sow and harvest crops, and fell trees and move logs.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 4.2% university · 32.3% vet / tafe · 58.3% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Usually studied as Agriculture, Horticulture. A selection of providers offering courses in this field (indicative, not ranked):
- University Central Queensland University
- University Charles Sturt University (CSU)
- University The University of Sydney
- University Southern Cross University (SCU)
- University Adelaide University
- University Western Sydney University
- University La Trobe University (La Trobe)
- University University of Tasmania (UTas)
- TAFE TAFE Queensland
- TAFE Melbourne Polytechnic
- TAFE TAFE SA
- TAFE TasTAFE
- TAFE Sunraysia Institute of TAFE
Course & field-of-education data © Commonwealth of Australia (CRICOS), CC BY 2.5 AU. Matched by field of education — indicative; confirm entry requirements with each provider.
Where these jobs are
QLD 25.8% · NSW 25.4% · WA 16.3% · VIC 13.5% · SA 9.8% · TAS 7.7% · NT 0.8% · ACT 0.7%
Top industries
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing · Public Administration and Safety · Manufacturing.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation profiles (Feb 2026) + Employment Projections (May 2025–2035). © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Figures are national estimates.