Livestock Farmers
On-the-job / entry-level Declining · ANZSCO skill level 1 · occupation 1213
Livestock Farmers plan, organise, control, coordinate and perform farming operations to breed and raise livestock.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 14.6% university · 30.1% vet / tafe · 48.9% 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
NSW 33.2% · VIC 28.7% · QLD 18.3% · SA 9.9% · WA 5.2% · TAS 3.9% · NT 0.6% · ACT 0.2%
Top industries
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing.
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.