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Station Hand resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what station hands actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most station hands should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Practical, physically fit station hand experienced in livestock handling, fencing and general farm machinery operation. Comfortable working independently or as part of a team across long days and variable weather, with a strong focus on animal welfare and worksite safety.
Key skills
- Animal care and handling
- Mustering and livestock movement
- Fencing and infrastructure maintenance
- Plant and equipment operation
- Worksite safety management
- Quad bike / ATV operation
- Basic veterinary and husbandry procedures
Experience: example bullet points
- Mustered and moved livestock across paddocks and into yards using quad bike and dogs, minimising stock stress and injury
- Fed and watered stock daily, monitoring body condition and flagging health concerns to management before they became losses
- Repaired and maintained boundary and internal fencing, gates and yards, keeping stock secure and reducing escapes
- Operated and carried out basic maintenance on farm vehicles, tractors and quad bikes to keep equipment running through the season
- Assisted with marking, drenching, vaccinating and other veterinary procedures during busy husbandry periods
- Managed water points and troughs across the property, checking supply and fixing leaks to protect stock welfare
Education
No formal qualification is required to start, though many station hands complete a Certificate III/IV in Agriculture through TAFE or a registered training organisation while working, often alongside a White Card, ChemCert accreditation and firearms licence depending on the property.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Station hand
- Mustering
- Livestock handling
- Animal husbandry
- Fencing
- ChemCert
- White Card
- NLIS
- Biosecurity
- Quad bike
- ATV
- Farm machinery operation
- Certificate III Agriculture
- Rural property maintenance
- Stock work
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.