# 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.

- Code: 45-2093.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 45-2093)
- Family: [Farming, Fishing & Forestry](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-45), one of its 14 occupations
- Tasks: 19 tasks (10 core and 9 supplemental)
- Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-2093.00
- JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/45-2093.00.json

## What the work is made of

1. Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.  
   Core task · Task 13410 · Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2019
2. Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures.  
   Core task · Task 13419 · Rated by 83 people who do the job, August 2019
3. Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain.  
   Core task · Task 13412 · Rated by 84 people who do the job, August 2019
4. Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment.  
   Core task · Task 13413 · Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2019
5. Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos.  
   Core task · Task 13418 · Rated by 84 people who do the job, August 2019
6. Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals.  
   Core task · Task 13411 · Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2019
7. Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition.  
   Core task · Task 13424 · Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2019
8. Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences.  
   Core task · Task 13415 · Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2019
9. Move equipment, poultry, or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts.  
   Core task · Task 13416 · Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2019
10. Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps.  
   Core task · Task 13417 · Rated by 87 people who do the job, August 2019
11. Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions.  
   Supplemental task · Task 13414 · Rated by 83 people who do the job, August 2019
12. Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food.  
   Supplemental task · Task 13420 · Rated by 83 people who do the job, August 2019
13. Protect herds from predators, using trained dogs.  
   Supplemental task · Task 13430 · Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2019
14. Order food for animals, and arrange for its delivery.  
   Supplemental task · Task 13421 · Rated by 81 people who do the job, August 2019
15. Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births.  
   Supplemental task · Task 13422 · Rated by 83 people who do the job, August 2019
16. Patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles.  
   Supplemental task · Task 13425 · Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2019
17. Maintain growth, feeding, production, and cost records.  
   Supplemental task · Task 13426 · Rated by 83 people who do the job, August 2019
18. Groom, clip, trim, or castrate animals, dock ears and tails, or shear coats to collect hair.  
   Supplemental task · Task 13427 · Rated by 86 people who do the job, August 2019
19. Spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or bathe animals.  
   Supplemental task · Task 13428 · Rated by 84 people who do the job, August 2019

## More in Farming, Fishing & Forestry

- [Agricultural Equipment Operators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-2091.00): 17 tasks
- [Agricultural Inspectors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-2011.00): 16 tasks
- [Agricultural Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-2099.00): no tasks listed
- [Animal Breeders](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-2021.00): 21 tasks
- [Fallers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-4021.00): 18 tasks
- [Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-2092.00): 27 tasks
- [First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-1011.00): 30 tasks
- [Fishing and Hunting Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-3031.00): 30 tasks
- [Forest and Conservation Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-4011.00): 17 tasks
- [Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-2041.00): 5 tasks
- [Log Graders and Scalers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-4023.00): 12 tasks
- [Logging Equipment Operators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-4022.00): 9 tasks
- [Logging Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-4029.00): no tasks listed

## Where this comes from

Quoted from O*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, under CC BY 4.0: free to copy and reuse, with credit. Nothing on this page is written by the Org.AI Foundation.