Aquaculture Farmers
On-the-job / entry-level Moderate growth · ANZSCO skill level 1 · occupation 1211
Aquaculture Farmers plan, organise, control, coordinate and perform farming operations to breed and raise fish and other aquatic stock.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 20.6% university · 29.2% vet / tafe · 42.4% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Usually studied as Agriculture. 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 La Trobe University (La Trobe)
- University University of Tasmania (UTas)
- University University of New England
- TAFE TAFE Queensland
- TAFE Melbourne Polytechnic
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
TAS 27.4% · NSW 15.8% · WA 14% · VIC 11.6% · QLD 11.3% · SA 10.6% · NT 4.7% · ACT 4.7%
Top industries
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing · Construction.
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.