Overview
All Agricultural, Forestry & Horticultural Operators
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$1,500 Weekly Pay
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Strong Future Growth
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19,700 workers Employment Size
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Lower skill Skill level rating
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82% Full-Time Full-Time Share
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49 hours Average full-time
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43 years Average age
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6% female Gender Share
Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators operate agricultural, forestry and horticultural plant to clear and cultivate land, sow and harvest crops, and fell trees and move logs.
You can work as an Agricultural, Forestry or Horticultural Plant Operator without formal qualifications, however, a certificate III or IV in rural machinery operations or harvesting and haulage may be useful.
Tasks
- preparing and positioning plant for operation
- operating tractor-drawn and self-propelled plant to plough land and sow, fertilise, cultivate and harvest crops, and avoid damaging crops
- adjusting speed, height and depth of implements
- operating plant to hold, lift and cut trees
- operating attachments to lift, swing, release and sort trees and logs, and operating auxiliary plant such as chipping machines and log splitting machines
- feeding felled trees into processors to strip limbs and cut into logs and loading logs onto stockpiles and into trucks
- keeping log tallies and writing work reports
- servicing plant and performing minor repairs
Prospects
The number of people working as Agricultural, Forestry & Horticultural Operators (in their main job) grew very strongly over 5 years:
from 15,100 in 2014 to 19,700 in 2019.
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 medium sized occupation.
- Location: Agricultural, Forestry & Horticultural Operators work in many parts of Australia. Queensland has a large share of workers.
- Industries: Most work in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; Public Administration and Safety; and Manufacturing.
- Earnings: Full-time workers on an adult wage earn around $1,500 per week (similar to the average of $1,460). Earnings tend to be lower when starting out and higher as experience grows.
- Full-time: Most work full-time (82%, much higher than the average of 66%).
- Hours: Full-time workers spend around 49 hours per week at work (compared to the average of 44 hours).
- Age: The average age is 43 years (compared to the average of 40 years).
- Gender: 6% of workers are female (compared to the average of 48%).
Employment Outlook
Caution: The 2019 employment projections do not take account of any impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and are therefore no longer reflective of current labour market conditions. As such, they should be used, and interpreted, with extreme caution. Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, National Skills Commission trend data to May 2019 and projections to 2024.
Weekly Earnings
Source: Based on ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours (cat. no. 6306.0), May 2018, Customised Report. Median weekly total cash earnings for full-time non-managerial employees paid at the adult rate. Earnings are before tax and include amounts salary sacrificed. Earnings can vary greatly depending on the skills and experience of the worker and the demands of the role. These figures should be used as a guide only, not to determine a wage rate.
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 an Agricultural, Forestry or Horticultural Plant Operator without formal qualifications, however, a certificate III or IV in rural machinery operations or harvesting and haulage may be useful.
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 Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation & Land Management VET training pathways.
Skills & Knowledge
Employers look for Agricultural, Forestry & Horticultural Operators who are trustworthy and responsible, can communicate with a variety of people and have good team work skills.
Filter Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
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Food production
Planting, growing, and harvesting food (both plant and animal), including storage and handling.
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Chemistry
Chemical composition, structure, and properties. How chemicals are made, used, mixed, and can change.
-
Administration and management
Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
-
Technical design
Design techniques, tools, and principles used to make detailed technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
-
Building and construction
Materials, and methods used to construct or repair houses, buildings, or other structures like highways and roads.
-
Education and training
Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
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Mechanical
Machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
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Production and processing
Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.
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English language
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
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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.
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Customer and personal service
Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.
-
Telecommunications
Transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
-
Biology
Plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, how they rely on and work with each other and the environment.
-
Physics
The physical laws of matter, motion and energy, and how they interact through space and time.
-
Geography
Describing land, sea, and air, including their physical characteristics, locations, how they work together, and the location of plant, animal, and human life.
-
Mathematics
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
-
Foreign language
Foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
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Public safety and security
Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
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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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Clerical
Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
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Operation and control
Controlling equipment or systems.
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Operation monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
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Equipment maintenance
Maintaining equipment and deciding what maintenance will be needed in the future.
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Active listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
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Repairing
Fixing machines or systems.
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Troubleshooting
Figuring out why a machine or system went wrong and working out what to do about it.
-
Critical thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
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Quality control analysis
Doing tests and checking products, services, or processes to make sure they are working properly.
-
Speaking
Talking to others.
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Coordination with others
Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
-
Complex problem solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
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Social perceptiveness
Understanding why people react the way they do.
-
Monitoring
Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
-
Judgment and decision making
Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
-
Reading comprehension
Reading work related information.
-
Management of personnel resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.
-
Time management
Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
-
Active learning
Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
-
Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.
-
Equipment selection
Deciding on the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities.
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Control precision
Quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
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Multilimb coordination
Use your arms and/or legs at the same time while sitting, standing, or lying down.
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Oral comprehension
Listen to and understand what people say.
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Hearing sensitivity
Tell the difference between sounds.
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Oral expression
Communicate by speaking.
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Depth perception
Decide which thing is closer or further away from you, or decide how far away it is.
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Reaction time
Quickly move your hand, finger, or foot when a sound, light, picture or something else appears.
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Finger dexterity
Put together small parts with your fingers.
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Near vision
See details that are up-close (within a few feet).
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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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Problem spotting
Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
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Rate control
Change when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.
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Response orientation
Quickly choose the right movement of the hand, foot, or other body part when there are two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures).
-
Selective attention
Pay attention to something without being distracted.
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Auditory attention
Pay attention to a certain sound when there are other distracting sounds.
-
Deductive reasoning
Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.
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Far vision
See details that are far away.
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Speech clarity
Speak clearly so others can understand you.
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Speech recognition
Identify and understand the speech of another person.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
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Handling and moving objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.
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Controlling equipment or machines
Operating machines or processes either directly or using controls (not including computers or vehicles).
-
Working with mechanical equipment
Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment.
-
Doing physically active work
Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.
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Researching and investigating
Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
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Driving vehicles or equipment
Running, manoeuvring, navigating, or driving things like forklifts, vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
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Checking for errors or defects
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.
-
Monitoring people, processes and things
Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.
-
Planning and prioritising work
Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.
-
Making decisions and solving problems
Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
-
Scheduling work and activities
Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
-
Communicating within a team
Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Coordinating the work of a team
Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.
-
Keeping your knowledge up-to-date
Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
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Managing payments and orders
Monitoring and controlling resources and the spending of money.
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Looking for changes over time
Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.
-
Training and teaching others
Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.
-
Coming up with systems and processes
Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.
-
Estimating amounts, costs and resources
Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.
-
Documenting or recording information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

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, 45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators.
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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Face-to-face discussions
Talk with people face-to-face.
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Outdoors, exposed to weather
Work outdoors, exposed to the weather.
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In an open vehicle or equipment
Work in an open vehicle (e.g., a tractor).
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In an enclosed vehicle or equipment
Work in a closed vehicle (e.g., car).
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Telephone
Talk on the telephone.
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Using your hands to handle, control, or feel
Spend time using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls.
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Very hot or cold temperatures
Work in very hot or cold temperatures.
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Exposure to contaminants
Be exposed to pollutants, gases, dust or odours.
-
Loud or uncomfortable sounds
Be exposed to noises and sounds that are distracting or uncomfortable.
-
Dangerous equipment
Work near dangerous equipment like saws, machinery with open moving parts, or moving traffic.
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Contact with people
Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
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Outdoors, under cover
Work outdoors, under cover (e.g., in an open shed).
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Being exact or accurate
Be very exact or highly accurate.
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Consequence of error
Work where mistakes have serious consequences.
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Indoors, not heat controlled
Work indoors without heating or cooling (e.g., warehouse without heat).
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Health and safety of others
Take responsibility for the health and safety of others.
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Pace of work set by equipment
Pace of work depends on the speed of equipment or machinery.
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Freedom to make decisions
Have freedom to make decision on your own.
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Unstructured work
Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
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Teamwork
Work with people in a group or team.
Values
Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
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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.
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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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Achievement
Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
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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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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.
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Administrative
Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.
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Analytical
Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
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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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Creative
Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.
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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, 45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators.
All Agricultural, Forestry & Horticultural Operators
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$1,500 Weekly Pay
-
Strong Future Growth
-
19,700 workers Employment Size
-
Lower skill Skill level rating
-
82% Full-Time Full-Time Share
-
49 hours Average full-time
-
43 years Average age
-
6% female Gender Share
Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators operate agricultural, forestry and horticultural plant to clear and cultivate land, sow and harvest crops, and fell trees and move logs.
You can work as an Agricultural, Forestry or Horticultural Plant Operator without formal qualifications, however, a certificate III or IV in rural machinery operations or harvesting and haulage may be useful.
Tasks
- preparing and positioning plant for operation
- operating tractor-drawn and self-propelled plant to plough land and sow, fertilise, cultivate and harvest crops, and avoid damaging crops
- adjusting speed, height and depth of implements
- operating plant to hold, lift and cut trees
- operating attachments to lift, swing, release and sort trees and logs, and operating auxiliary plant such as chipping machines and log splitting machines
- feeding felled trees into processors to strip limbs and cut into logs and loading logs onto stockpiles and into trucks
- keeping log tallies and writing work reports
- servicing plant and performing minor repairs
The number of people working as Agricultural, Forestry & Horticultural Operators (in their main job) grew very strongly over 5 years:
from 15,100 in 2014 to 19,700 in 2019.
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 medium sized occupation.
- Location: Agricultural, Forestry & Horticultural Operators work in many parts of Australia. Queensland has a large share of workers.
- Industries: Most work in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; Public Administration and Safety; and Manufacturing.
- Earnings: Full-time workers on an adult wage earn around $1,500 per week (similar to the average of $1,460). Earnings tend to be lower when starting out and higher as experience grows.
- Full-time: Most work full-time (82%, much higher than the average of 66%).
- Hours: Full-time workers spend around 49 hours per week at work (compared to the average of 44 hours).
- Age: The average age is 43 years (compared to the average of 40 years).
- Gender: 6% of workers are female (compared to the average of 48%).
Employment Outlook
Caution: The 2019 employment projections do not take account of any impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and are therefore no longer reflective of current labour market conditions. As such, they should be used, and interpreted, with extreme caution. Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, National Skills Commission trend data to May 2019 and projections to 2024.
Weekly Earnings
Source: Based on ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours (cat. no. 6306.0), May 2018, Customised Report. Median weekly total cash earnings for full-time non-managerial employees paid at the adult rate. Earnings are before tax and include amounts salary sacrificed. Earnings can vary greatly depending on the skills and experience of the worker and the demands of the role. These figures should be used as a guide only, not to determine a wage rate.
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 an Agricultural, Forestry or Horticultural Plant Operator without formal qualifications, however, a certificate III or IV in rural machinery operations or harvesting and haulage may be useful.
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 Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation & Land Management VET training pathways.
Employers look for Agricultural, Forestry & Horticultural Operators who are trustworthy and responsible, can communicate with a variety of people and have good team work skills.
Filter Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
-
Food production
Planting, growing, and harvesting food (both plant and animal), including storage and handling.
-
Chemistry
Chemical composition, structure, and properties. How chemicals are made, used, mixed, and can change.
-
Administration and management
Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
-
Technical design
Design techniques, tools, and principles used to make detailed technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
-
Building and construction
Materials, and methods used to construct or repair houses, buildings, or other structures like highways and roads.
-
Education and training
Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
-
Mechanical
Machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
-
Production and processing
Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.
-
English language
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
-
Personnel and human resources
Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.
-
Customer and personal service
Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.
-
Telecommunications
Transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
-
Biology
Plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, how they rely on and work with each other and the environment.
-
Physics
The physical laws of matter, motion and energy, and how they interact through space and time.
-
Geography
Describing land, sea, and air, including their physical characteristics, locations, how they work together, and the location of plant, animal, and human life.
-
Mathematics
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
-
Foreign language
Foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
-
Public safety and security
Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
-
Economics and accounting
Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.
-
Clerical
Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
-
Operation and control
Controlling equipment or systems.
-
Operation monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
-
Equipment maintenance
Maintaining equipment and deciding what maintenance will be needed in the future.
-
Active listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
-
Repairing
Fixing machines or systems.
-
Troubleshooting
Figuring out why a machine or system went wrong and working out what to do about it.
-
Critical thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
-
Quality control analysis
Doing tests and checking products, services, or processes to make sure they are working properly.
-
Speaking
Talking to others.
-
Coordination with others
Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
-
Complex problem solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
-
Social perceptiveness
Understanding why people react the way they do.
-
Monitoring
Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
-
Judgment and decision making
Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
-
Reading comprehension
Reading work related information.
-
Management of personnel resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.
-
Time management
Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
-
Active learning
Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
-
Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.
-
Equipment selection
Deciding on the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities.
-
Control precision
Quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
-
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.
-
Hearing sensitivity
Tell the difference between sounds.
-
Oral expression
Communicate by speaking.
-
Depth perception
Decide which thing is closer or further away from you, or decide how far away it is.
-
Reaction time
Quickly move your hand, finger, or foot when a sound, light, picture or something else appears.
-
Finger dexterity
Put together small parts with your fingers.
-
Near vision
See details that are up-close (within a few feet).
-
Arm-hand steadiness
Keep your hand or arm steady.
-
Manual dexterity
Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
-
Problem spotting
Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
-
Rate control
Change when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.
-
Response orientation
Quickly choose the right movement of the hand, foot, or other body part when there are two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures).
-
Selective attention
Pay attention to something without being distracted.
-
Auditory attention
Pay attention to a certain sound when there are other distracting sounds.
-
Deductive reasoning
Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.
-
Far vision
See details that are far away.
-
Speech clarity
Speak clearly so others can understand you.
-
Speech recognition
Identify and understand the speech of another person.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
-
Handling and moving objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.
-
Controlling equipment or machines
Operating machines or processes either directly or using controls (not including computers or vehicles).
-
Working with mechanical equipment
Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment.
-
Doing physically active work
Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.
-
Researching and investigating
Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
-
Driving vehicles or equipment
Running, manoeuvring, navigating, or driving things like forklifts, vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
-
Checking for errors or defects
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.
-
Monitoring people, processes and things
Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.
-
Planning and prioritising work
Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.
-
Making decisions and solving problems
Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
-
Scheduling work and activities
Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
-
Communicating within a team
Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Coordinating the work of a team
Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.
-
Keeping your knowledge up-to-date
Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
-
Managing payments and orders
Monitoring and controlling resources and the spending of money.
-
Looking for changes over time
Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.
-
Training and teaching others
Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.
-
Coming up with systems and processes
Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.
-
Estimating amounts, costs and resources
Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.
-
Documenting or recording information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

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, 45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators.
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.
-
Face-to-face discussions
Talk with people face-to-face.
-
Outdoors, exposed to weather
Work outdoors, exposed to the weather.
-
In an open vehicle or equipment
Work in an open vehicle (e.g., a tractor).
-
In an enclosed vehicle or equipment
Work in a closed vehicle (e.g., car).
-
Telephone
Talk on the telephone.
-
Using your hands to handle, control, or feel
Spend time using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls.
-
Very hot or cold temperatures
Work in very hot or cold temperatures.
-
Exposure to contaminants
Be exposed to pollutants, gases, dust or odours.
-
Loud or uncomfortable sounds
Be exposed to noises and sounds that are distracting or uncomfortable.
-
Dangerous equipment
Work near dangerous equipment like saws, machinery with open moving parts, or moving traffic.
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Contact with people
Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
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Outdoors, under cover
Work outdoors, under cover (e.g., in an open shed).
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Being exact or accurate
Be very exact or highly accurate.
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Consequence of error
Work where mistakes have serious consequences.
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Indoors, not heat controlled
Work indoors without heating or cooling (e.g., warehouse without heat).
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Health and safety of others
Take responsibility for the health and safety of others.
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Pace of work set by equipment
Pace of work depends on the speed of equipment or machinery.
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Freedom to make decisions
Have freedom to make decision on your own.
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Unstructured work
Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
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Teamwork
Work with people in a group or team.
Values
Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
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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.
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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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Achievement
Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
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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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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.
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Administrative
Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.
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Analytical
Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
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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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Creative
Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.
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Helping
Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators.