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What this job is
An animal husbandry technician manages the daily care and welfare of livestock or other animals in agricultural, research, or institutional settings across Australia. They monitor animal health and behaviour, administer feed and water, maintain facilities, and record production or health data to support farm operations or research programmes. The role requires knowledge of animal biology, welfare standards set by state agricultural regulators, and hands-on animal handling skills.
Pay
A$1,808 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Advise on aquaculture products supply chaincore
- Advise on fertiliser and herbicidecore
- Advise on grape quality improvementcore
- Advise on nitrate pollutioncore
- Attention to Detailcore
- Data Entry and Accuracycore
- Incident Reportingcore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Problem Solvingcore
- Record Managementcore
- Regulatory and Legislative Awarenesscore
- Report Writingcore
- Risk Identificationcore
- Team Collaborationcore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Written Communicationcore
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Advise on crop diseases
- Advise on irrigation projects
- Continuous Learning and Upskilling
- Digital Literacy
- Process Documentation
- Quality Assurance and Checking
- Research and Analysis
- Workload Self-Management