HERE’S SHEARS: HARD WORK EQUALS BIG BUCKS

THERE are plenty of jobs available for shearers amid a desperate need to remove wool from bulked up sheep this season.

Shearers can easily earn up to $100,000 a year, with “guns” able to pocket a staggering $288,000 annually.

That’s based on $4 per sheep shorn, a five-day week and a 48-week year, with the best shearers able to do 300 head a day.

NSW Farmers Wool Committee chair Helen Carrigan said the shearer shortage meant there was good money to be made by young people willing to learn.

She estimates shearer numbers have plunged by about 30 per cent over the past decade, with factors such as drought and border closures heightening workforce challenges.

“The ‘click’ of the shears is part of our proud agricultural history and there are so many success stories of young people keen to have a go,” Ms Carrigan said.

“It can be hard work, but it’s rewarding and the pay can set the savvy saver up for a great future.”

There’s a big shortage of shearers in NSW this season and a healthy pay cheque for those who aren’t afraid of hard work.