Dairy Farm Hand

Dairy Cattle Farm Worker performs routine tasks on a dairy farm such as herding and milking cattle.

Tasks

patrolling, inspecting and reporting on the condition of livestock
providing livestock with feed and water
assisting with maintaining the health and welfare of livestock
mustering and droving livestock to milking sheds and between paddocks to ensure sufficient feed is available
washing and cleaning udders, and attaching milking machines to udders and milking cows

A day in the life of a Dairy Farmer from ABC Open Sth Coast & Tablelands on Vimeo.

More Info

A Year 10 Certificate, Certificate I, or a short period of on-the-job training is sometimes needed, but is not necessary to work in this job. Around one in four workers have Years 11 and 10 as their highest level of education.

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New South Wales

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Victoria

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South Australia

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