Wool Handler
- Classification
- Occupation
- Skill level
- 5
- 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
Regulates the flow of sheep to be shorn, keeps the shearing shed clean and tidy, and assists with wool clip preparation.
Alternative titles
- Shearing Shed Hand
- Shearing Shed Worker
Unit group
8412 · Livestock Farm WorkersDescription
Perform routine tasks in livestock, meat, milk, egg, honey and wool production.
Skill level
Australia
4; 5
Occupation skill level 5
Tasks
Tasks include
- Herds sheep into pens and keeps mobs separate during shearing
- Monitors and maintains the supply of sheep to shearers
- Spreads fleeces on skirting tables for classing, presses wool and brands bales
- Maintains shearing shed cleanliness, including by removing wool waste and contaminants
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.