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Irrigation Technician -ANZSCO : 362712

Skill Level 3
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Major Group: 3 – Technicians and Trades Workers | Sub-Major Group: 36 – Skilled Animal, Agricultural and Horticultural Workers | Minor Group: 362 – Horticultural Trades Workers | Unit Group: 3627 – Landscape Gardeners and Irrigation Technicians
ANZSCO 362712: Irrigation Technician
Description: Installs, maintains and services irrigation systems for agriculture, sports turf and horticulture.
Skill Level: 3
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ANZSCO 2022 (CC BY 4.0).
Unit Group 3627 Landscape Gardeners and Irrigation Technicians
Description: Landscape Gardeners and Irrigation Technicians plan and construct garden landscapes, and install irrigation systems.
Indicative Skill Level: Most occupations in this minor group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below. AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3) NZQF Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3) At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.
Tasks Include:
  • preparing plans and drawings, selecting materials and plants, and scheduling landscape construction
  • setting out and installing hardscape and softscape structures
  • constructing gravel and paved areas, walls, fences, trellises, pergolas, ponds, barbecues and garden furniture
  • preparing seedbeds and growing sites
  • planting trees, bushes, hedges, flowers and bulbs
  • preparing lawn areas by spreading topsoil and planting grass, and by laying instant turf
  • determining irrigation system hydraulic parameters
  • installing irrigation systems including pumps and meters
  • testing, maintaining, and repairing irrigation systems
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ANZSCO 2022 (CC BY 4.0).