Piggery Farm Worker
- Classification
- Occupation
- Skill level
- 4
- Major group
- Labourers
Classification
- Major group
- 8Labourers
- Sub-major group
- 84Farm, Garden and Forestry Workers
- Minor group
- 841Farm Workers
- Unit group
- 8412Livestock Farm Workers
Description
Assists with routine tasks on a pig farm, such as breeding, farrowing, raising, feeding and animal husbandry.
Unit group
8412 · Livestock Farm WorkersDescription
Perform routine tasks in livestock, meat, milk, egg, honey and wool production.
Skill level
Occupation skill level 4
Australia
4; 5
Tasks
Tasks include
- Assists with maintaining the health and welfare of pigs, including by inspecting and reporting on their condition
- Provides pigs with feed and water, and implements pig feeding and welfare programs
- Assists with birthing and rearing of piglets
- Moves and weighs pigs
- Undertakes general pig farming activities, such moving and weighing pigs, and cleaning and maintaining pig housing and equipment
Occupations in this unit group
Sources
- www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0/browse-classification/8/84/841/8412
- 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.