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All Working Holiday (subclass 417) and Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa holders (WHMs) can work in the agriculture sector.
If you have completed three or six months of specified work in agriculture, you may be able to apply for a second or third WHM visa.
International students are allowed to work for more than 40 hours per fortnight during their study period if working in agriculture until 1 July 2023. From 1 July 2023, work restrictions for international students will be re-introduced and capped at the increased rate of 48 hours per fortnight.
All Temporary Graduates can work in the agriculture sector. You can find out more information at Temporary Graduate visa.
Safe Haven Enterprise visa (SHEV) and Temporary Protection visa (TPV) holders have work rights and can work in the agriculture sector.
Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) visa holders can work in Australia under the PALM scheme in the agriculture sector and other sectors.
You can find specified work vacancies in the same way you would find other job vacancies. This includes employment pages in newspapers, the internet, social media, and job placement service providers.
Vacancies for agriculture and harvest work can also be found on the Australian Government’s Workforce Australia jobs board.
Workers who are interested in working in industries they don’t have much experience in can get information about entry-level jobs through the Jobs Hub website.
