Wool Classer
- Classification
- Occupation
- Skill level
- 3
- Major group
- Technicians and Trades Workers
Classification
- Major group
- 3Technicians and Trades Workers
- Sub-major group
- 34Skilled Animal, Agricultural and Horticultural Workers
- Unit group
- 3433Shearers and Wool Classers
Description
Classifies wool to industry standards or market requirements.
Unit group
3433 · Shearers and Wool ClassersDescription
Remove and classify wool and hair from sheep, goats, alpacas and other animals.
Skill level
Australia
3
Occupation skill level 3
Tasks
Tasks include
- Inspects fleece to determine its type according to physical characteristics such as staple length and strength, fibre diameter and colour
- Classes wool into lines to meet processors' requirements and to optimise growers' returns
- Manages wool handling teams
- Instructs Wool Handlers and supervises the picking up, skirting, rolling and pressing of fleeces
- Records wool characteristics and the details of pressed wool bales, and prepares wool clip documentation
Occupations in this unit group
Sources
- www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0/browse-classification/3/34/343/3433
- www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0/data-downloads/OSCA%20Category%20Descriptions.xlsx
The supplied migration lists use ANZSCO codes, not OSCA codes.