Stock and Station Agent
What the work is
Provides advice to clients and acts on their behalf in relation to the sale and purchase of rural property, livestock, crops and agricultural products and services.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Conducts market research and analysis to determine the value and marketability of rural property, livestock, crops and agricultural products
- Prepares and presents marketing strategies and campaigns to attract potential buyers and sellers
- Inspects and assesses the condition and quality of rural property, livestock, crops and agricultural products
- Coordinates and facilitates auctions, private sales and negotiations between buyers and sellers
- May act as an insurance agent for rural clients
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a real estate agency in a regional town that also runs rural livestock sales and property auctions. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- The hammer falls at an auction and both the seller and the buyer walk away happy
- A family you helped to find a home sends you a photo of their first night in it
- A morning at the saleyards, with the auctioneer's patter and everyone's handshake
Hard days
- A sale that falls through the day before settlement, after weeks of work
- Telling an owner that the price they hoped for is not what the market will pay
- Weekends and evenings given up to open homes, auctions and urgent phone calls
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 622234, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.