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Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals - 45-2093.00

O*NET-SOC Description

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.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

Cowboy
Farm Hand
Farrowing Worker
Herdsman
Livestock Handler

Milking Worker
Ranch Hand
Rancher
Vaccinator
Wrangler

SOC Occupation Groups

45-0000	Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
45-2000	Agricultural Workers
45-2090	Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers
45-2093.00	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Related Occupations

19-4012.00	Agricultural Technicians Bright Outlook
39-2021.00	Animal Caretakers
45-2021.00	Animal Breeders
45-2041.00	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
45-2091.00	Agricultural Equipment Operators
45-2092.00	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
45-3031.00	Fishing and Hunting Workers
51-3022.00	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
51-3023.00	Slaughterers and Meat Packers
53-7062.00	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Tasks

Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps.
Collect, inspect, and place eggs in incubators, operate machines for egg washing, candling, and grading, and pack eggs in cartons.
Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals.
Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain.
Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.
Groom, clip, trim, or castrate animals, dock ears and tails, or shear coats to collect hair.
Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures.
Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences.
Maintain growth, feeding, production, and cost records.
Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos.
Milk animals such as cows and goats, by hand or using milking machines.
Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions.
Move equipment, poultry, or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts.
Order food for animals, and arrange for its delivery.
Patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles.
Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births.
Protect herds from predators, using trained dogs.
Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment.
Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition.
Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food.
Spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or bathe animals.
Trim and shear poultry beaks, toes, and wings using debeaking machines, heated hand shears, or hot wires.