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.
- Tasks
- 19 tasks10 core, 9 supplemental
- Family
- Farming, Fishing & ForestryOne of its 14 occupations
- Code
- 45-2093.00SOC 2018: 45-2093
What the work is made of
10 core tasks and 9 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.Core taskTask 13410Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 2. Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures.Core taskTask 13419Rated by 83 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 3. Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain.Core taskTask 13412Rated by 84 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 4. Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment.Core taskTask 13413Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 5. Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos.Core taskTask 13418Rated by 84 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 6. Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals.Core taskTask 13411Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 7. Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition.Core taskTask 13424Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 8. Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences.Core taskTask 13415Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 9. Move equipment, poultry, or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts.Core taskTask 13416Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 10. Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps.Core taskTask 13417Rated by 87 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 11. Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions.Supplemental taskTask 13414Rated by 83 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 12. Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food.Supplemental taskTask 13420Rated by 83 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 13. Protect herds from predators, using trained dogs.Supplemental taskTask 13430Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 14. Order food for animals, and arrange for its delivery.Supplemental taskTask 13421Rated by 81 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 15. Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births.Supplemental taskTask 13422Rated by 83 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 16. Patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles.Supplemental taskTask 13425Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 17. Maintain growth, feeding, production, and cost records.Supplemental taskTask 13426Rated by 83 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 18. Groom, clip, trim, or castrate animals, dock ears and tails, or shear coats to collect hair.Supplemental taskTask 13427Rated by 86 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 19. Spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or bathe animals.Supplemental taskTask 13428Rated by 84 people who do the job, August 2019
Where this comes from
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 45-2093
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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