343331 Shearer
Removes wool and hair from sheep, goats, alpacas and other animals.
- Major group
- 3 Technicians and Trades Workers
- Unit group
- 3433 Shearers and Wool Classers
- Edition
- OSCA 2024
- Skill level
- Level 3
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Official ANZSCO correspondence
Role overview
Removes wool and hair from sheep, goats, alpacas and other animals.
Use this page to confirm the official title, the parent unit group, the task list and the related ANZSIC industry context before using the occupation in classification, reporting or migration-adjacent workflows.
Occupation facts
- Skill level
- 3
- Major group
- 3 Technicians and Trades Workers
- Sub-major group
- 34 Skilled Animal, Agricultural and Horticultural Workers
- Minor group
- 343 Primary Production Supervisors and Specialists
- Unit group
- 3433 Shearers and Wool Classers
Tasks
- Selects and prepares shearing equipment
- Catches and positions animals for shearing
- Shears and removes wool and hair from animals
- Identifies contaminated fibre and injured, infected and diseased animals
- Treats skin cuts on shorn animals
- Returns shorn animals to let-out pens for counting and checking
- May service, maintain and repair shearing equipment
- May shear stud animals with hand shears or special combs
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Compare OSCA 343331 with related occupations
Compare roles in the same OSCA unit group by their official definition, skill level, tasks and recognised alternative titles.
| Comparison point | Current code343331 Shearer | 343332 Wool Classer |
|---|---|---|
| Official role definition | Removes wool and hair from sheep, goats, alpacas and other animals. | Classifies wool to industry standards or market requirements. |
| Skill level | Skill Level 3 | Skill Level 3 |
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Comparison uses occupation definitions, skill levels, tasks and title variants from the ABS OSCA data files.
In this section
- 343331Shearer
- 343332Wool Classer
Official source
- Official source
- ABS OSCA 2024 release and correspondence tables
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-17
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