Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers
On-the-job / entry-level Declining · ANZSCO skill level 1 · occupation 1214
Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers plan, organise, control, coordinate and perform farming operations to both grow crops and to breed and raise livestock.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 13% university · 30.3% vet / tafe · 50.7% 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
SA 26.1% · WA 21.8% · NSW 20.4% · QLD 15.1% · VIC 15% · TAS 0.9% · NT 0.4% · ACT 0.3%
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.