Livestock Farmers nec
What the work is
This is the official catch-all entry for other livestock farmers not listed separately. Tasks vary, so look at the related occupations below for what similar work involves.
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a fictional commercial beekeeping business moving hives between orchards and bushland at night. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- You lift a lid at dawn and the hive is calm, full of honey and buzzing
- An almond grower thanks you after a heavy crop that your bees pollinated
- A honey harvest day where the smell in the shed is unbelievable
Hard days
- Moving hives in the dark, in the cold, then waking at dawn to do it again
- A dry season with little flowering and hives that are hungry
- Stings through the veil on a hot day, with a long drive still ahead
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 152999, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.