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Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$36,670
United States, 2025
Employment
32,810
United States, 2025
Typical education
Some College Courses
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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 code
- 45-2093.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.
- Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures.
- Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain.
- Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment.
- Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos.
- Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals.
- Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition.
- Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$27,360
25th percentile
$31,020
75th percentile
$45,700
90th percentile
$54,080
Most important skills
- Critical Thinking3.4
- Monitoring3.3
- Operation and Control3.1
- Operations Monitoring3.1
- Judgment and Decision Making3.1
- Active Listening3.1
- Coordination3.0
- Speaking3.0
- Reading Comprehension3.0
- Troubleshooting3.0
- Complex Problem Solving3.0
- Time Management2.9
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 11 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
11
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monitoring | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.4 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Operation and Control | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Active Listening | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Speaking | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
| Troubleshooting | 3.0 | 2.5 | Not selected | 2.5 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.0 | 2.3 | Not selected | 2.3 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural AnimalsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas, CA | $62,540 | 70 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | $59,900 | 50 | 2025 |
| AK | $50,450 | 40 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $50,100 | 290 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | $48,880 | 40 | 2025 |
| Sioux City, IA | $48,870 | 70 | 2025 |
| WV | $48,460 | 40 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $47,950 | 320 | 2025 |
| Topeka, KS | $47,490 | 50 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $47,430 | 50 | 2025 |
| HI | $47,050 | 160 | 2025 |
| North Port, FL | $46,860 | 50 | 2025 |
| Chattanooga, TN | $46,580 | 40 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $46,260 | 60 | 2025 |
| Greensboro, NC | $46,130 | 90 | 2025 |
| MN | $46,020 | 580 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $45,970 | 100 | 2025 |
| Montgomery, AL | $45,700 | 80 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | $45,670 | 120 | 2025 |
| WA | $45,370 | 1,100 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.