Overview
All Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers
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$1,086 Weekly Pay
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Moderate Future Growth
Hunter-Trappers
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290 workers Employment Size
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Entry level Skill level rating
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64% Full-Time Full-Time Share
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54 hours Average full-time
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42 years Average age
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4% female Gender Share
Hunter-Trappers hunt, trap and shoot animals for food, pelts, research, and pest control.
You can work as a Hunter-Trapper without formal qualifications. Some on the job training may be provided. A Vocational Education and Training (VET) course in pest management or meat processing might be helpful.
Tasks
- Travels to allocated shooting areas on foot or by helicopter and stalks, shoots or traps animals.
- Lays poison and sets traps.
- Checks traps to remove carcasses.
- Removes parts of animal as evidence of kill.
- Collects sample of animal carcasses for scientific analysis if required.
- Monitors and records animal population numbers and spread.
Prospects
The number of people working as Hunter-Trappers (in their main job) stayed about the same over 5 years:
from 360 in 2011 to 290 in 2016.
Caution: The Australian jobs market is changing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These estimates do not take account of the impact of COVID-19. They may not reflect the current jobs market and should be used and interpreted with extreme caution.
- Size: This is a very small occupation.
- Location: Hunter-Trappers work in many parts of Australia. Queensland has a large share of workers.
- Industries: Most work in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; Manufacturing; and Administrative and Support Services.
- Full-time: Many work full-time (64%, similar to the average of 66%).
- Hours: Full-time workers spend around 54 hours per week at work (compared to the average of 44 hours).
- Age: The average age is 42 years (compared to the average of 40 years).
- Gender: 4% of workers are female (compared to the average of 48%).
Main Industries
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Industries are based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC 06).
States and Territories
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian States and Territories, in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Age Profile
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Education Level
Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
Pathways
You can work as a Hunter-Trapper without formal qualifications. Some on the job training may be provided. A Vocational Education and Training (VET) course in pest management or meat processing might be helpful.
Registration or licencing may be required.
Before starting a course, check it will provide you with the skills and qualifications you need. Visit
- My Skills to compare Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, providers and student outcomes.
- AAPathways website to explore VET training pathways.
Skills & Knowledge
Employers look for Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers who are fit, reliable and can work independently when needed but also as part of a team.
Filter Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
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Customer and personal service
Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.
-
Law and government
How our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.
-
Mechanical
Machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
-
English language
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
-
Biology
Plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, how they rely on and work with each other and the environment.
-
Sales and marketing
Showing, promoting, and selling including marketing strategy, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
-
Geography
Describing land, sea, and air, including their physical characteristics, locations, how they work together, and the location of plant, animal, and human life.
-
Administration and management
Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
-
Production and processing
Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.
-
Education and training
Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
-
Public safety and security
Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
-
Building and construction
Materials, and methods used to construct or repair houses, buildings, or other structures like highways and roads.
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Computers and electronics
Circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
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Clerical
Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
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Mathematics
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
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Economics and accounting
Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.
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Communications and media
Media production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and visual media.
-
Transportation
Moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road.
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Chemistry
Chemical composition, structure, and properties. How chemicals are made, used, mixed, and can change.
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Personnel and human resources
Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
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Critical thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
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Monitoring
Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
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Active listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
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Complex problem solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
-
Judgment and decision making
Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
-
Operation and control
Controlling equipment or systems.
-
Repairing
Fixing machines or systems.
-
Equipment maintenance
Maintaining equipment and deciding what maintenance will be needed in the future.
-
Reading comprehension
Reading work related information.
-
Time management
Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
-
Operation monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
-
Speaking
Talking to others.
-
Troubleshooting
Figuring out why a machine or system went wrong and working out what to do about it.
-
Equipment selection
Deciding on the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
-
Coordination with others
Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
-
Quality control analysis
Doing tests and checking products, services, or processes to make sure they are working properly.
-
Active learning
Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
-
Social perceptiveness
Understanding why people react the way they do.
-
Learning strategies
Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.
-
Systems analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities.
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Far vision
See details that are far away.
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Flexibility of closure
See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.
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Arm-hand steadiness
Keep your hand or arm steady.
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Manual dexterity
Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
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Control precision
Quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
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Extent flexibility
Bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
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Static strength
Lift, push, pull, or carry things.
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Trunk strength
Use your abdominal and lower back muscles a number of times without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
-
Near vision
See details that are up-close (within a few feet).
-
Categorising
Come up with different ways of grouping things.
-
Deductive reasoning
Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.
-
Finger dexterity
Put together small parts with your fingers.
-
Inductive reasoning
Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.
-
Visualization
Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.
-
Multilimb coordination
Use your arms and/or legs at the same time while sitting, standing, or lying down.
-
Oral comprehension
Listen to and understand what people say.
-
Oral expression
Communicate by speaking.
-
Problem spotting
Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
-
Spatial orientation
Know where things are around you.
-
Stamina
Exercise for a long time without getting winded or out of breath.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
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Doing physically active work
Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.
-
Planning and prioritising work
Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.
-
Handling and moving objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.
-
Thinking creatively
Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.
-
Making decisions and solving problems
Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
-
Keeping your knowledge up-to-date
Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
-
Monitoring people, processes and things
Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.
-
Checking for errors or defects
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.
-
Looking for changes over time
Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.
-
Building good relationships
Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.
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Driving vehicles or equipment
Running, manoeuvring, navigating, or driving things like forklifts, vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
-
Scheduling work and activities
Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
-
Managing payments and orders
Monitoring and controlling resources and the spending of money.
-
Working with mechanical equipment
Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment.
-
Researching and investigating
Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
-
Coming up with systems and processes
Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.
-
Communicating with the public
Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Documenting or recording information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
-
Working with the public
Greeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.
-
Checking compliance with standards
Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 45-3021.00 - Hunters and Trappers.
Work Environment
Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.
Filter Work Environment
Demands
The physical and social demands workers face most often are shown below.
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Freedom to make decisions
Have freedom to make decision on your own.
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Outdoors, exposed to weather
Work outdoors, exposed to the weather.
-
Unstructured work
Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
-
Using your hands to handle, control, or feel
Spend time using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls.
-
In an enclosed vehicle or equipment
Work in a closed vehicle (e.g., car).
-
Very hot or cold temperatures
Work in very hot or cold temperatures.
-
Telephone
Talk on the telephone.
-
Minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings
Be exposed to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings.
-
Disease or infection
Be exposed to disease or infections.
-
Spend time standing
Spend time standing at work.
-
Wear common protective or safety equipment
Wear equipment like safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets.
-
Face-to-face discussions
Talk with people face-to-face.
-
Walking and running
Spend time walking and running.
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Bending or twisting your body
Spend time bending or twisting your body.
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Indoors, not heat controlled
Work indoors without heating or cooling (e.g., warehouse without heat).
-
Outdoors, under cover
Work outdoors, under cover (e.g., in an open shed).
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Contact with people
Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
-
Electronic mail
Use electronic mail.
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In an open vehicle or equipment
Work in an open vehicle (e.g., a tractor).
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Kneeling, crouching, stooping, or crawling
Spend time kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling.
Values
Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
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Independence
Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.
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Relationships
Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.
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Working conditions
Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.
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Achievement
Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
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Support
Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.
-
Recognition
Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.
Interests
Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.
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Practical
Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
-
Analytical
Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
-
Administrative
Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.
-
Creative
Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.
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Enterprising
Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.
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Helping
Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 45-3021.00 - Hunters and Trappers.
All Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers
-
$1,086 Weekly Pay
-
Moderate Future Growth
Hunter-Trappers
-
290 workers Employment Size
-
Entry level Skill level rating
-
64% Full-Time Full-Time Share
-
54 hours Average full-time
-
42 years Average age
-
4% female Gender Share
Hunter-Trappers hunt, trap and shoot animals for food, pelts, research, and pest control.
You can work as a Hunter-Trapper without formal qualifications. Some on the job training may be provided. A Vocational Education and Training (VET) course in pest management or meat processing might be helpful.
Tasks
- Travels to allocated shooting areas on foot or by helicopter and stalks, shoots or traps animals.
- Lays poison and sets traps.
- Checks traps to remove carcasses.
- Removes parts of animal as evidence of kill.
- Collects sample of animal carcasses for scientific analysis if required.
- Monitors and records animal population numbers and spread.
The number of people working as Hunter-Trappers (in their main job) stayed about the same over 5 years:
from 360 in 2011 to 290 in 2016.
Caution: The Australian jobs market is changing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These estimates do not take account of the impact of COVID-19. They may not reflect the current jobs market and should be used and interpreted with extreme caution.
- Size: This is a very small occupation.
- Location: Hunter-Trappers work in many parts of Australia. Queensland has a large share of workers.
- Industries: Most work in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; Manufacturing; and Administrative and Support Services.
- Full-time: Many work full-time (64%, similar to the average of 66%).
- Hours: Full-time workers spend around 54 hours per week at work (compared to the average of 44 hours).
- Age: The average age is 42 years (compared to the average of 40 years).
- Gender: 4% of workers are female (compared to the average of 48%).
Main Industries
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Industries are based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC 06).
States and Territories
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian States and Territories, in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Age Profile
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Education Level
Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
You can work as a Hunter-Trapper without formal qualifications. Some on the job training may be provided. A Vocational Education and Training (VET) course in pest management or meat processing might be helpful.
Registration or licencing may be required.
Before starting a course, check it will provide you with the skills and qualifications you need. Visit
- My Skills to compare Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, providers and student outcomes.
- AAPathways website to explore VET training pathways.
Employers look for Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers who are fit, reliable and can work independently when needed but also as part of a team.
Filter Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
-
Customer and personal service
Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.
-
Law and government
How our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.
-
Mechanical
Machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
-
English language
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
-
Biology
Plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, how they rely on and work with each other and the environment.
-
Sales and marketing
Showing, promoting, and selling including marketing strategy, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
-
Geography
Describing land, sea, and air, including their physical characteristics, locations, how they work together, and the location of plant, animal, and human life.
-
Administration and management
Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
-
Production and processing
Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.
-
Education and training
Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
-
Public safety and security
Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
-
Building and construction
Materials, and methods used to construct or repair houses, buildings, or other structures like highways and roads.
-
Computers and electronics
Circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
-
Clerical
Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
-
Mathematics
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
-
Economics and accounting
Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.
-
Communications and media
Media production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and visual media.
-
Transportation
Moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road.
-
Chemistry
Chemical composition, structure, and properties. How chemicals are made, used, mixed, and can change.
-
Personnel and human resources
Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
-
Critical thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
-
Monitoring
Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
-
Active listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
-
Complex problem solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
-
Judgment and decision making
Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
-
Operation and control
Controlling equipment or systems.
-
Repairing
Fixing machines or systems.
-
Equipment maintenance
Maintaining equipment and deciding what maintenance will be needed in the future.
-
Reading comprehension
Reading work related information.
-
Time management
Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
-
Operation monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
-
Speaking
Talking to others.
-
Troubleshooting
Figuring out why a machine or system went wrong and working out what to do about it.
-
Equipment selection
Deciding on the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
-
Coordination with others
Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
-
Quality control analysis
Doing tests and checking products, services, or processes to make sure they are working properly.
-
Active learning
Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
-
Social perceptiveness
Understanding why people react the way they do.
-
Learning strategies
Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.
-
Systems analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities.
-
Far vision
See details that are far away.
-
Flexibility of closure
See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.
-
Arm-hand steadiness
Keep your hand or arm steady.
-
Manual dexterity
Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
-
Control precision
Quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
-
Extent flexibility
Bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
-
Static strength
Lift, push, pull, or carry things.
-
Trunk strength
Use your abdominal and lower back muscles a number of times without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
-
Near vision
See details that are up-close (within a few feet).
-
Categorising
Come up with different ways of grouping things.
-
Deductive reasoning
Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.
-
Finger dexterity
Put together small parts with your fingers.
-
Inductive reasoning
Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.
-
Visualization
Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.
-
Multilimb coordination
Use your arms and/or legs at the same time while sitting, standing, or lying down.
-
Oral comprehension
Listen to and understand what people say.
-
Oral expression
Communicate by speaking.
-
Problem spotting
Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
-
Spatial orientation
Know where things are around you.
-
Stamina
Exercise for a long time without getting winded or out of breath.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
-
Doing physically active work
Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.
-
Planning and prioritising work
Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.
-
Handling and moving objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.
-
Thinking creatively
Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.
-
Making decisions and solving problems
Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
-
Keeping your knowledge up-to-date
Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
-
Monitoring people, processes and things
Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.
-
Checking for errors or defects
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.
-
Looking for changes over time
Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.
-
Building good relationships
Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.
-
Driving vehicles or equipment
Running, manoeuvring, navigating, or driving things like forklifts, vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
-
Scheduling work and activities
Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
-
Managing payments and orders
Monitoring and controlling resources and the spending of money.
-
Working with mechanical equipment
Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment.
-
Researching and investigating
Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
-
Coming up with systems and processes
Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.
-
Communicating with the public
Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Documenting or recording information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
-
Working with the public
Greeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.
-
Checking compliance with standards
Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 45-3021.00 - Hunters and Trappers.
Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.
Filter Work Environment
Demands
The physical and social demands workers face most often are shown below.
-
Freedom to make decisions
Have freedom to make decision on your own.
-
Outdoors, exposed to weather
Work outdoors, exposed to the weather.
-
Unstructured work
Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
-
Using your hands to handle, control, or feel
Spend time using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls.
-
In an enclosed vehicle or equipment
Work in a closed vehicle (e.g., car).
-
Very hot or cold temperatures
Work in very hot or cold temperatures.
-
Telephone
Talk on the telephone.
-
Minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings
Be exposed to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings.
-
Disease or infection
Be exposed to disease or infections.
-
Spend time standing
Spend time standing at work.
-
Wear common protective or safety equipment
Wear equipment like safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets.
-
Face-to-face discussions
Talk with people face-to-face.
-
Walking and running
Spend time walking and running.
-
Bending or twisting your body
Spend time bending or twisting your body.
-
Indoors, not heat controlled
Work indoors without heating or cooling (e.g., warehouse without heat).
-
Outdoors, under cover
Work outdoors, under cover (e.g., in an open shed).
-
Contact with people
Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
-
Electronic mail
Use electronic mail.
-
In an open vehicle or equipment
Work in an open vehicle (e.g., a tractor).
-
Kneeling, crouching, stooping, or crawling
Spend time kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling.
Values
Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
-
Independence
Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.
-
Relationships
Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.
-
Working conditions
Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.
-
Achievement
Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
-
Support
Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.
-
Recognition
Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.
Interests
Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.
-
Practical
Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
-
Analytical
Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
-
Administrative
Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.
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Creative
Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.
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Enterprising
Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.
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Helping
Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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