Australian Education Pathways

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.

People employed28,300
Projected growth-2.7%over 5 years (to 2030)
Recent growth+1.8%per year
Median age56
Female share24%

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):

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.