Irrigation Assistant
What the work is
Assists Irrigation Designers and Irrigation Technicians to install and service irrigation and/or fertigation systems.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Assists in the installation of irrigation and/or fertigation systems
- Assists in the testing, calibration, servicing and maintenance of irrigation and/or fertigation systems
- Assists in the repair and replacement of irrigation and/or fertigation system components
- Assists in the monitoring and scheduling of irrigation and/or fertigation system activities and performance
- Assists in the collection and analysis of data related to irrigation and/or fertigation systems
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a bush regeneration crew working on a creek corridor beside a new housing estate, with a plantation crew on the hill above. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- Native seedlings go in along a creek that was choked with weeds and now looks alive
- A wallaby or a bird returns to a patch you restored months ago
- Rain arrives after planting day and the whole crew grins
Hard days
- Steep, rough ground with scratchy weeds, heat and flies
- A neighbour who is upset about the work and wants to argue about it
- A fire-danger day when the work you planned has to stop
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 842933, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.