Occupation
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
Attend to live farm, ranch, open range or aquacultural animals that may include cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, rabbits, 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, milking, 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.
O*NET 31.0 · 45-2093.00
A typical week, in the words of people in the job
- 01Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps.
- 02Groom, clip, trim, or castrate animals, dock ears and tails, or shear coats to collect hair.
- 03Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.
- 04Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment.
- 05Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals.
- 06Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition.
- 07Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences.
- 08Move equipment, poultry, or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts.
- 09Patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles.
- 10Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain.
- 11Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos.
- 12Spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or bathe animals.
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