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Summary Description


	Attend to live farm, ranch, or aquacultural animals that may include cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, finfish, shellfish, and bees. Attend to animals produced for animal products, such as meat, fur, skins, feathers, eggs, milk, and honey. Duties may include feeding, watering, herding, grazing, castrating, branding, de-beaking, weighing, catching, and loading animals. May maintain records on animals; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; assist in birth deliveries; and administer medications, vaccinations, or insecticides as appropriate. May clean and maintain animal housing areas. Includes workers who shear wool from sheep, and collect eggs in hatcheries.

Sample Job Titles

1.	Animal Care Taker

2.	Animal Feeder

3.	Animal Herder

4.	Animal Husbandry Worker

5.	Animal Keeper

6.	Aquaculture Worker

7.	Aquatic Laborer

8.	Aquatic Life Laborer

9.	Artificial Breeding Distributor

10.	Bait Digger

11.	Barn Hand

12.	Barn Worker

13.	Bee Keeper

14.	Bee Raiser

15.	Bee Robber

16.	Bee Tender

17.	Bee Worker

18.	Beekeeper

19.	Bottler

20.	Breeder Hen Service Technician

21.	Breeding Technician

22.	Broodmare Barn Groom

23.	Brush Cutter

24.	Buccaro

25.	Caponizer

26.	Care Taker

27.	Castrator

28.	Cattle Alley Worker

29.	Cattle Brander

30.	Cattle Care Worker

31.	Cattle Dehorner

32.	Cattle Dipper

33.	Cattle Driver

34.	Cattle Feeder

35.	Cattle Sprayer

36.	Chick Room Supervisor

37.	Chicken Catcher

38.	Chicken Dresser

39.	Chicken Handler

40.	Chicken Hatchery Helper

41.	Chicken Picker

42.	Chicken Raiser

43.	Chicken Tender

44.	Chicken Vaccinator

45.	Chopper

46.	Chore Tender

47.	Chore Worker

48.	Chute Man

49.	Cow Puncher

50.	Cow Rider

51.	Cow Tender

52.	Cow Washer

53.	Cowboy

54.	Cowpuncher

55.	Dairy Farm Worker

56.	Dairy Farmer

57.	Dairy Farmworker

58.	Dairy Feed Worker

59.	Dairy Hand

60.	Dairy Worker

61.	Dairyman

62.	Debeaker

63.	Dipper

64.	Ditch Cleaner

65.	Ditch Digger

66.	Ditch Rider

67.	Ditch Tender

68.	Ditcher

69.	Dude Wrangler

70.	Egg Gatherer

71.	Egg Setter

72.	Exercise Rider

73.	Farm Assistant

74.	Farm Hand

75.	Farm Helper

76.	Farm Laborer

77.	Farm or Ranch Animal Caretaker

78.	Farm Rancher

79.	Farmer

80.	Farming

81.	Farrowing Worker

82.	Feed Grinder

83.	Fence Builder

84.	Fence Erector

85.	Fence Installer

86.	Fence Post Driver

87.	Fence Rider

88.	Field Aide

89.	Field Broomer

90.	Field Hand

91.	Field Handyman

92.	Field Hauler

93.	Field Worker

94.	Firebreak Cutter

95.	Fish Farm Laborer

96.	Fish Hatchery Assistant

97.	Fish Hatchery Man

98.	Fish Hatchery Worker

99.	Fish, Frog, or Oyster Farmer

100.	Fleece Tier

101.	Frog or Oyster Farmworker

102.	Game Farm Helper

103.	General Farmer

104.	Goat Herder

105.	Groom

106.	Groomer

107.	Hand

108.	Handyman

109.	Hatchery Attendant

110.	Hatchery Employee

111.	Hatchery Helper

112.	Hatchery Laborer

113.	Hatchery Man

114.	Hatchery Worker

115.	Hay Buckler

116.	Hay Stacker

117.	Herder

118.	Herdsman

119.	Hired Hand

120.	Hired Help

121.	Hired Man

122.	Hired Worker

123.	Hog Handler

124.	Honey Extractor

125.	Horse Groomer

126.	Horse Wrangler

127.	Horses or Mules Teamster

128.	Hose Sprayer

129.	Husbandry Person

130.	Incubator Machine Operator

131.	Incubator Operator

132.	Incubator Tender

133.	Inoculator

134.	Insemination Worker

135.	Jackaroo

136.	Kennel Worker

137.	Laborer

138.	Lamber

139.	Land Clearer

140.	Lead Rider

141.	Line Rider

142.	Livestock Caretaker

143.	Livestock Farmer

144.	Livestock Farmworker

145.	Livestock Feeder

146.	Livestock Handler

147.	Livestock Laborer

148.	Livestock Ranch Hand

149.	Livestock Yard Attendant

150.	Loader

151.	Machine Egg Washer

152.	Machine Milker

153.	Milk Bottler

154.	Milk House Worker

155.	Milker

156.	Milking Machine Operator

157.	Milking Worker

158.	Milkman

159.	Mule Driver

160.	Mustanger

161.	Pack Mule Worker

162.	Pen Rider

163.	Pole Setter

164.	Portable Track Line Marker

165.	Portable Trackman

166.	Poultry Cleaner

167.	Poultry Culler

168.	Poultry Debeaker

169.	Poultry Dresser

170.	Poultry Farm Laborer

171.	Poultry Farmer

172.	Poultry Farmworker

173.	Poultry Hatchery Laborer

174.	Poultry Hatchery Man

175.	Poultry Picker

176.	Poultry Pinner

177.	Poultry Raiser

178.	Poultry Service Technician

179.	Poultry Tender

180.	Poultry Vaccinator

181.	Poultryman

182.	Ranch Hand

183.	Ranch Helper

184.	Range Rider

185.	Rat Poisoner

186.	Rat Trapper

187.	Rider

188.	Sheep Herder

189.	Sheep Shearer

190.	Shepherd

191.	Shrimp Pond Laborer

192.	Silo Filler

193.	Soft Crab Shedder

194.	Sorting Cows Worker

195.	Sorting Livestock Worker

196.	Sow Farm Barn Technician

197.	Sow Farm Technician

198.	Spooner

199.	Stable Attendant

200.	Stable Cleaner

201.	Stable Hand

202.	Stable Helper

203.	Stallion Keeper

204.	Stock Driver

205.	Stock Feeder

206.	Teamster

207.	Truck Driver

208.	Turkey Egg Gatherer

209.	Turkey Picker

210.	Turkey Pinner

211.	Vaccinator

212.	Vaquero

213.	Wage Hand

214.	Wool Sacker

215.	Worm Farm Laborer

216.	Worm Grower

217.	Worm Packer

218.	Worm Picker

219.	Wrangler

220.	Yard Attendant

221.	Yard Worker

Job Tasks

	Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies. Care for animals.

	Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals. Operate farming equipment.

	Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain. Examine animals to detect illness, injury or other problems.

	Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food. Care for animals.

	Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment. Treat animal injuries or illnesses.

	Order food for animals, and arrange for its delivery. Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.

	Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births. Perform animal breeding procedures.

	Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions. Prepare materials or solutions for animal or plant use.

	Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences. Maintain forestry, hunting, or agricultural equipment.

	Move equipment, poultry, or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts. Transport animals, crops, or equipment.

	Milk animals such as cows and goats, by hand or using milking machines. Operate farming equipment. Care for animals.

	Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition.

	Patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles. Operate farming equipment.

	Maintain growth, feeding, production, and cost records. Maintain operational records.

	Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps. Clean equipment or facilities.

	Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos. Mark agricultural or forestry products for identification.

	Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures. Care for animals.

	Groom, clip, trim, or castrate animals, dock ears and tails, or shear coats to collect hair. Care for animals.

	Spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or bathe animals. Care for animals.

	Collect, inspect, and place eggs in incubators, operate machines for egg washing, candling, and grading, and pack eggs in cartons. Package agricultural products for shipment or further processing. Operate farming equipment.

	Protect herds from predators, using trained dogs. Care for animals.

	Trim and shear poultry beaks, toes, and wings using debeaking machines, heated hand shears, or hot wires. Remove skin or other body parts from animals.

Work Activities

Importance	Work Activity

Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment — Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.

Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.

Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.

Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.

Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

Selling or Influencing Others — Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.

Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Monitoring and Controlling Resources — Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.

Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.

Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment — Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.

Staffing Organizational Units — Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization.

Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment — Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.

Nature of the Work


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Agricultural Workers
	Agricultural workers maintain the quality of farms, crops, and livestock by operating machinery and doing physical labor under the supervision of farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers.

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Working Conditions


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Agricultural Workers
	Agricultural workers usually perform their duties outdoors in all kinds of weather.

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