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ANZSCO 311312Updated 2026-01-29
Meat Inspector
National shortage level: Strong
ANZSCO 311312OSCA 311137
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 86k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1660
Salary range: AUD 77k-AUD 95k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
31.4%
VIC
24.5%
QLD
21.1%
NSW
Education mix
49.8%
certificate iii/ iv
10.3%
bachelor degree
9.5%
year 12
Role overview
Meat Inspectors inspect animal carcasses, internal organs and meat processing facilities for disease to ensure compliance with government and industry standards with respect to quality and health.
What you do
- • Inspects animals and animal products to identify product quality issues and provide advice to producers.
- • Audits and monitors quality procedures at farms, food handling and processing facilities to ensure compliance with required standards.
- • Tests samples of produce for quality, size and purity.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: certificate iii/ iv (49.8%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Advises primary producers on economic aspects of disease eradication and informs producers and the general public of the health implication of disease and impurities.
- • Audits and monitors quality procedures at farms, food handling and processing facilities to ensure compliance with required standards.
- • Ensures that required standards of hygiene are observed at storage, processing and packing facilities and in transport vehicles.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1660
Annual median: AUD 86k
Range: AUD 77k-AUD 95k