Farmhand
A hands-on role assisting Farmers and Graziers with day-to-day tasks on crop and livestock farms.
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- What's it like to be a Farmhand?
- How to become a Farmhand
- Latest Farmhand jobs
- Top skills and experience for Farmhands
- Is Farmhand the right role for you?
- Farmhand role reviews
What's it like to be a Farmhand?
Farmhands are workers who assist Farmers and Graziers with growing crops and raising livestock.
Tasks and duties
- Fencing and repairs.
- Mowing grass and fields.
- Spraying pesticides or fertiliser.
- Driving utes, motorbikes, tractors and quadbikes
- Managing irrigation.
- Working with livestock, including feeding and pasture rotation.
- Developing pastures.
- Harvesting crops.
- Ensuring animal health is optimal.
- Assisting animals that are giving birth, tending to newborns.
- Mechanical diagnostics and repairs.
- Milking cows, goats or sheep.
How to become a Farmhand
While qualifications are not essential to become a Farmhand, they may be an advantage when seeking employment.
- Obtain your drivers’ licence from the roads and traffic authority in your state. It may also help to consider obtaining a tractor licence.
- Gain an entry-level Junior Farmhand role and work your way up to having more responsibility through a direct traineeship.
- Consider completing a Certificate III in Horticulture (AHC30716), Certificate III in Agriculture (AHC30116) or a Certificate III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management (AHC31420) from a TAFE or a registered training organisation.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Farmhand employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Farming
Irrigation
Harvesting
Farm Work
Fencing
Farm Maintenance
Agriculture
Planting
Machine Operation
Animal Husbandry
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Latest Farmhand reviews
Jun 2025
Being a farm hand is one of the best jobs for learning new skills and good work ethic.
Reviewer's QualificationNational Certificate II in Beekeeping
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeSmall (1-19 employees)
SpecialisationFarming, Animals & Conservation
The good thingsWhat I like about my role is being able to complete tasks with a team or by myself and learning new skills that will help me in future jobs
The challengesMight be hot and tough work some days but it makes you feel more accomplished at the end of the day.
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Nov 2023
Challenging but worthwhile
Reviewer's QualificationCertificate II in Agriculture
Experience5 – 9 years
Organisation sizeSmall (1-19 employees)
SpecialisationFarming, Animals & Conservation
The good thingsI think if you have a need to have a job that makes a difference then a career in agriculture is quite fulfilling. You’re feeding people, it’s important! Farmers feed not just Australians but people a...
The challengesYou have to work the hours you’re asked to, it’s just what’s required. That might be weekends or overtime consistently through different seasons.
The pay is a struggle, most farmers run a pretty tig...
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