Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing What you need to know Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing includes growing Occupations include: Crop Farmer, Mixed Crop and crops, raising animals, growing and harvesting timber, Livestock Farmer, Agronomist, Arborist, Sawmill or Timber fish and other animals and relevant production support Yard Worker, Forestry Worker and Aquaculture Workers. services for the industry. OUTLOOK Demand for Livestock Farmers is forecast • to decline by 1050 over the next five years Over the next five about 14,500 employees1 are forecast to be needed Current Skills Shortages: in the Agriculture, Forestry and Agricultural Consultant • Fishing industry, including: Agricultural Scientist • 4450 Crop Farmers • Aborist • 1550 Mixed Crop and Livestock farmers • FAST FACTS Contributed $8.2 billion (three per cent) to the Victorian economy in • Anticipated growth of 4% • 46,100 businesses in Victoria 16% • Employs 79,000 people in Victoria • Employment has declined by appximately 1% over the past five years • 90 per cent are employed in Agriculture and 7 per cent are employed • in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Support Services 84 16 per cent of people are employed in metropolitan • Employed in metropolitan Melbourne Melbourne Employed in regional Victoria per cent of people are employed in regional Victoria • FINDING A JOB Deciding what career is best for you can be a complex process. A professional careers practitioner can assist. There are a range of
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing What you need to know Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing includes growing crops, raising animals, growing and harvesting timber, fish and other animals and relevant production support services for the industry. Occupations include: Crop Farmer, Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmer, Agronomist, Arborist, Sawmill or Timber Yard Worker, Forestry Worker and Aquaculture Workers. OUTLOOK Over the next five about 14,500 employees1 are forecast to be needed in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing industry, including: • 4450 Crop Farmers • 1550 Mixed Crop and Livestock farmers • Demand for Livestock Farmers is forecast to decline by 1050 over the next five years Current Skills Shortages: • Agricultural Consultant • Agricultural Scientist • Aborist FAST FACTS • Contributed $8.2 billion (three per cent) to the Victorian economy in • Anticipated growth of 4% • 46,100 businesses in Victoria • Employs 79,000 people in Victoria • Employment has declined by appximately 1% over the past five years • 90 per cent are employed in Agriculture and 7 per cent are employed in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Support Services 16% • 16 per cent of people are employed in metropolitan Melbourne • 84 per cent of people are employed in regional Victoria FINDING A JOB Employed in metropolitan Melbourne Employed in regional Victoria Deciding what career is best for you can be a complex process. A professional careers practitioner can assist. There are a range of
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