Agronomist
Shortage Now
States / territories with a shortage signal
Snapshot
Median salary
A$136,000
Full-time annual
People employed
2,400
Estimated workforce
Shortage signal
Shortage (national)
Categories identify where a shortage occurs; they are not a severity score.
What you actually do
Provides advice on quality, production and management of crops and livestock by assessing growing conditions and environmental factors, and examining crops and livestock.
Specialisations
Scope note: Research agronomists are excluded from this occupation. Research agronomists are included in Occupation 244132 Agricultural Research Scientist.
Read official OSCA descriptionSkills & main tasks
Official main tasks
- Collects and analyses data, and conducts research on factors affecting crop and livestock production
- Advises Farmers and Farm Managers about techniques for improving the production of crops and livestock
- Advises farmers on issues such as livestock and crop disease, weed, pest and disease control, soil improvement, and animal husbandry and feeding programs
- Studies environmental factors affecting commercial crop production, pasture growth and animal breeding
- Studies the effects of cultivation techniques, soils, insects and plant diseases on animal and crop production
- Develops procedures and techniques for solving agricultural problems and improving the efficiency of production
Where people work
State / territory distribution
Highest education
Share of workers
Education & work pattern
Part-time
13%
Female rate
34%
Median age
43
2030 & 2035 employment outlook
to 2030
+14%
3,894 projected jobs
to 2035
+25%
6,872 projected jobs
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OSCA skill level 1
A classification attribute describing the occupation; it is not a personal eligibility or qualification decision.
Official VET pathways
Diploma of Applied Agronomy
Progression pathway
Related study options
Bachelor
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Live signal from SEEK, Indeed & moreCurrent vacancy signal
QLD · May 2026
65
ACT · May 2026
3
VIC · May 2026
64
NT · May 2026
1
SA · May 2026
16
NSW · May 2026
80
Where could this career take you?
Compare state-level shortage signals, salary context, study options and visa information for Agronomist.
Regional demand
Largest employment base
#1 Melbourne - Inner
923 estimated employed
- 1
Melbourne - Inner
923 employed
VIC
+14.09%
year on year
- 2
Melbourne - South East
911 employed
VIC
+2.59%
year on year
- 3
Melbourne - West
897 employed
VIC
+11.99%
year on year
- 4
Brisbane - South
855 employed
QLD
+43.7%
year on year
- 5
Gold Coast
811 employed
QLD
+11.1%
year on year
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Ranked by current shortage signal and projected employment growth.
Workers in this occupation
8,975
Moved in from another occupation
1,060
Moved to another occupation
1,335
Recommendation score: shortage = 2 points, no shortage = 1 point, plus 1 point for each 10% of projected growth to 2035.
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4
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- 2
4
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- 3
3
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- 4
3
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- 5
2
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Data status
- Classification
- OSCA 244133
- Last updated
- Refresh pending
- Sources
- Jobs and Skills Australia OSL · Jobs and Skills Australia DOM · ABS OSCA · OSCA 2024 — Jobs and Skills Australia
Labour-market data coverage
- Shortage signal and drivers: JSA Occupation Shortage List (ANZSCO unit group where applicable).
- Work profile, state distribution and education: JSA Occupation Profiles (ANZSCO mapped).
- Regional employment: JSA NERO, June 2026.
- Career-move observations: JSA DOM, last available 2020–21. Observed Australian worker transitions are not personalised recommendations; many contractors and sole traders are excluded, as are transitions below 10 workers.
- Vacancy signal: JSA Internet Vacancy Index, 3-month average (ANZSCO unit group).
- Employment outlook: JSA employment projections (ANZSCO unit group).
- Training pathways: JSA Training Occupation Pathways.
Data confidence: estimate.