Dairy Cattle Farm Worker (Milker)

841512 · Medium Next-day ready

Performs milking of dairy cows on a dairy farm.

Inspects and reports on the condition of livestock; provides livestock with feed and water while in the dairy shed; assists with milking; washes and cleans udders, attaches milking machines and milks cows; cleans milking shed; gets the cows ready for milking, milk the cows using milking machinery; wash out pipes with water and detergent and clean the yard after milking.

Medium physical demand
Constantly stands and walks about the dairy shed at milking time and attaches milking machines to udders and carries out health and hygiene tasks required when milking.
Frequently stretches up or across when adjusting overhead equipment or when reaching under to place the milking cups on cows.
Bends when completing many farm tasks and especially when carrying out preliminary hygiene tasks and placing milking cups on cows.
Twisting of the body or neck may be required when attaching milking machines to cows.
Substantial contact with skin irritants or water is occasional, particularly use of water and cleansing chemicals for hygiene and general dairy shed sanitising after milking.
Lifting, pulling or carrying is occasional as part of carrying out milking and other farm work. It can be necessary to push cows to get them into the right place for milking.
Repetitive hand and arm movements are constant when placing milking cups on the cows.
Driving of farm vehicles is only required when bringing in the cows for milking.
The use of hand tools for milk shed work is frequent. Light engineering and mechanical equipment and tools are occasionally used for maintenance work.
Mental skills necessary include animal-handling, administration, planning, and decision-making.

Entry signal Reviewed

No formal entry barrier — can start without prior training. A licence may be required for some roles or employers. Flagged next-day ready.

Entry barrier No formal entry barrier

Licence / registration Licence may be required

ANZSCO skill level 5

Next-day ready Yes

How this was determined (model-generated): Milker; nil requirements, tractor licence incidental, not a core gate.

Nil (ANZSCO Skill Level 5). A Class 1 Driver Licence holder can operate a tractor with a Gross Laden Weight (GLW) of more than 4500kg but less than 18000kg if driven at a speed not exceeding 30km/h.