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Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs in Melbourne, VIC

There are 143 Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs advertised in Melbourne on ViewJobs, from 72 employers and recruiters. 14 were posted in the last week.

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New this week
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143 Farming, Animals & Conservation roles in Melbourne

14 new roles this week· 80 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time109 (76%)
  • Part-time17 (12%)
  • Casual16 (11%)
  • Contract1 (1%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Melbourne.

Explore specialisms

Farming, Animals & Conservation by specialism.

Each specialism has its own page: where the roles are, who is hiring and the latest ads.

53 live rolesVeterinary services & animal welfare29 live rolesHorticulture28 live rolesConservation, parks & wildlife15 live rolesAgronomy & farm services9 live rolesFarm labour4 live rolesForestry, logging & arboriculture

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The local market

Melbourne's farming job market

Figures for Melbourne cover ABS region Greater Melbourne (GCCSA 2GMEL). Jobs and Skills Australia's Internet Vacancy Index is a monthly count of online job ads, compiled from SEEK, CareerOne and Workforce Australia. Regional figures are three-month averages. It is not a count of ViewJobs' own ads.

Figure 1: Online farming job ads a month, Greater MelbourneFarm occupations: farmers and farm managers, skilled animal and horticultural workers, and farm, forestry and garden workers. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Farmers and farm managers
  • Skilled animal and horticultural workers
  • Farm, forestry and garden workers
0100200300400Farmers and farm managers, Sep: 22Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Sep: 265Farm, forestry and garden workers, Sep: 82369SepFarmers and farm managers, Oct: 23Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Oct: 275Farm, forestry and garden workers, Oct: 91Farmers and farm managers, Nov: 21Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Nov: 253Farm, forestry and garden workers, Nov: 95NovFarmers and farm managers, Dec: 18Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Dec: 212Farm, forestry and garden workers, Dec: 78Farmers and farm managers, Jan: 16Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Jan: 221Farm, forestry and garden workers, Jan: 81JanFarmers and farm managers, Feb: 20Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Feb: 239Farm, forestry and garden workers, Feb: 80Farmers and farm managers, Mar: 25Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Mar: 272Farm, forestry and garden workers, Mar: 97MarFarmers and farm managers, Apr: 21Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Apr: 234Farm, forestry and garden workers, Apr: 85Farmers and farm managers, May: 21Skilled animal and horticultural workers, May: 216Farm, forestry and garden workers, May: 80MayFarmers and farm managers, Jun: 19Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Jun: 210Farm, forestry and garden workers, Jun: 70Farmers and farm managers, Jul: 22Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Jul: 235Farm, forestry and garden workers, Jul: 73JulFarmers and farm managers, Aug: 25Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Aug: 236Farm, forestry and garden workers, Aug: 70Farmers and farm managers, Sep: 33Skilled animal and horticultural workers, Sep: 249Farm, forestry and garden workers, Sep: 82364Sep

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

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Online farming job ads a month, Greater Melbourne
MonthFarmers and farm managersSkilled animal and horticultural workersFarm, forestry and garden workersTotal
September 20252226582369
October 20252327591389
November 20252125395369
December 20251821278308
January 20261622181318
February 20262023980339
March 20262527297394
April 20262123485340
May 20262121680317
June 20261921070299
July 20262223573330
August 20262523670331
September 20263324982364
Unemployment rate
5.3%
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.3 points on September 2025[3][4]
Employed people
2,999,966
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.7% since September 2025[3][4]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
38,170
JSA, September 2026 · down 0.6% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
133,170
ViewJobs analysis of DEWR, June 2026 · up 8.4% since June 2025[5][6]
Figure 2: People employed in farming occupations in MelbourneAn estimated 48,943 people employed in September 2026: up 2.0% on September 2025, and up 4.5% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 46,834Sep 202146,834Sep 2022: 46,060Sep 202246,060Sep 2023: 45,883Sep 202345,883Sep 2024: 46,914Sep 202446,914Sep 2025: 47,984Sep 202547,984Sep 2026: 48,943Sep 202648,943

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[7]; ViewJobs[8].

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People employed in farming occupations in Melbourne
MonthPeople employed
September 202146,834
September 202246,060
September 202345,883
September 202446,914
September 202547,984
September 202648,943

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Agriculture, forestry and fishing jobs, Greater Melbourne, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 24,302201924,3022020: 22,693202022,6932021: 21,301202121,3012022: 19,546202219,5462023: 22,008202322,008

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[9].

Show the numbers
Agriculture, forestry and fishing jobs, Greater Melbourne, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201924,302
202022,693
202121,301
202219,546
202322,008

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Popular Farming, Animals & Conservation roles in Melbourne

Quick answers

Farming, Animals & Conservation work in Melbourne, answered

How many Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs are there in Melbourne?

143 Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs are live on ViewJobs in Melbourne, from 72 employers and recruiters. 14 were posted in the last 7 days. 109 are full-time, 17 part-time and 16 casual.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

Is demand for Farming, Animals & Conservation workers in Melbourne growing?

Demand is steady. Employers in Melbourne, across the area Greater Melbourne, placed about 364 online ads a month for farming jobs in the three months to September 2026, close to a year earlier (369). Ads for skilled animal and horticultural workers fell from 265 to 249 a month. Ads for farmers and farm managers rose from 22 to 33 a month.

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

Who is hiring Farming, Animals & Conservation workers in Melbourne?

Greencross Vets has the most live ads of any direct employer (28). Next are Must Have Maintenance (8), Petstock Group (8) and Green By Nature (7). 72 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

What do Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs pay in Melbourne?

15 ads state an hourly rate: $21 to $90 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $31.50. 16 more state pay in other units, 4 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 108 of the 143 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

Which Farming, Animals & Conservation roles are most advertised in Melbourne?

Veterinary Services & Animal Welfare, with 53 of the 143 live ads. Next are Horticulture (29) and Conservation, Parks & Wildlife (28).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

What is the job market like in Melbourne overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Melbourne, across the area Greater Melbourne, averaged 38,170 a month in the three months to September 2026, down 0.6% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Melbourne?

The unemployment rate in Melbourne, across the area Greater Melbourne, was 5.3% in September 2026, up 0.3 points on a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3]; ViewJobs analysis[4].

Are Melbourne Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 109 of 143 (76%). 17 are part-time (12%), 16 casual (11%) and 1 contract (1%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[10].

Sources and method

Where these numbers come from

  1. Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/internet_vacancies_anzsco2_occupations_gccsa_and_sa4_regions_-_september_2026.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  2. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/internet-vacancy-index. The three farming occupation groups combined.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/sep-2026/MLF1.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  4. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/latest-release. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of the ABS's modelled labour market regions, with rates worked out from the sums.
  5. Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Workforce Australia Caseload by Selected Cohorts, June 2026. dewr.gov.au/employment-services-data/resources/workforce-australia-caseload-selected-cohorts-30-june-2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 26 October 2026. The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (or DEWR).
  6. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Workforce Australia Caseload by Selected Cohorts, June 2026. dewr.gov.au/employment-services-data/workforce-australia-caseload-data. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions.
  7. Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/2026-09_nero.zip. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 27 October 2026. Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), September 2026, CC BY 4.0. Experimental estimates.
  8. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/nero. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions. The occupation group is an approximation: Jobs and Skills Australia's job-ads groups mapped to ANZSCO unit groups.
  9. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  10. ViewJobs, Live job ads on ViewJobs, 30 Oct 2026. viewjobs.com.au.

Method

  • Online job ads: Jobs and Skills Australia's Internet Vacancy Index is a monthly count of online job ads, compiled from SEEK, CareerOne and Workforce Australia. Regional figures are three-month averages. It is not a count of ViewJobs' own ads. Published under CC BY 4.0.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force: monthly unemployment, participation and employment are the ABS's Regional Labour Force modelled estimates: the ABS combines its Labour Force Survey with administrative data to estimate each labour market region. They are in original terms, not seasonally adjusted, so every change here compares a month with the same month a year earlier. The ABS's labour market regions follow the 2011 boundaries of its SA4 regions, which differ slightly from today's in a few areas. Published under CC BY 4.0.
  • Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation: estimated employment by occupation, published under CC BY 4.0. Jobs and Skills Australia's nowcast is experimental: its figures are model estimates of the people employed in each occupation, not a count of them, and each monthly release revises the months before it.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region: employee jobs by industry, published under CC BY 4.0. The latest ABS jobs figures here are for the year to 30 June 2023. Every figure shows its year.
  • ViewJobs live ads: ads open on ViewJobs in the Farming, Animals & Conservation classification, placed in Melbourne, counted on 30 Oct 2026.
  • ViewJobs analysis: a figure that adds up several occupation groups, industries or areas, and the rates worked out from such a sum. The sources publish the parts; the sum is ViewJobs' own, and its reference says what was combined.

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ViewJobs (2026). Farming, Animals & Conservation jobs in Melbourne, VIC, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/vic/regional-rural/melbourne/farming-animals-and-conservation

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