Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093)

Occupation 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.

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Job outlook

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2019 Wages

Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
168	45	26.8	28.2	22.1

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	24
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	2
UI claimants previously working in occupation	13

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	188
Number of job position postings	48
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	3.9

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training