Occupation

841142 Vineyard Worker

Latest release
Consultation draft: Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO)
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Reference period
July 2024
Released
25/07/2024
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841142 Vineyard Worker

Performs routine tasks on a wine vineyard, such as cultivating and fertilising soil, planting, training, and pruning vines, and picking wine grapes.

Fruit Pickers picking table grapes are excluded from this occupation. Fruit Pickers picking table grapes are included in Occupation 841133 Fruit Picker.

ANZSCO skill level

This occupation has a skill level corresponding to the qualifications and experience below.

Australia

  • Skill Level 4: AQF Certificate II, AQF Certificate III, or at least one year of relevant experience

New Zealand

  • Skill Level 4: NZQF Level 2 or 3 qualification, or at least one year of relevant experience

Main tasks

  • Plants, prunes, and sprays vines to establish, maintain, and manage the health and growth of wine grapes in vineyards
  • Picks and sorts the wine grapes during harvest season for processing
  • Cultivates and fertilises soil in wine vineyards
  • Monitors wine vineyards for pests and diseases, and takes appropriate action
  • Assists with irrigation and watering of vines
  • Assists with the installation and maintenance of trellises and supports for vines
  • Maintains and repairs wine vineyard equipment and machinery, and performs general maintenance and cleaning in vineyards