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Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals Salary in Lexington, KY

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals in Lexington, KY have a median annual salary of $39,330, with 330 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $25,060 at the 10th percentile to $54,810 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$39,330

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$18.91

Employment

330

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$25,060
10th
$32,650
25th
$39,330
Median
$54,750
75th
$54,810
90th

Local compared with national

Lexington, KY

$39,330

Median annual · 2025

United States

$36,670

Median annual · 2025

The Lexington, KY median is 7.3% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $2,660).

Top skills

  1. 1.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.4
  2. 2.MonitoringImportance 3.3
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 3.1
  4. 4.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.1
  5. 5.Operation and ControlImportance 3.1
  6. 6.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.1
  7. 7.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.0
  8. 8.SpeakingImportance 3.0
  9. 9.CoordinationImportance 3.0
  10. 10.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.0
  11. 11.TroubleshootingImportance 3.0
  12. 12.Active LearningImportance 2.9

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Some College Courses
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • BCL Landview Systems WinCrop
  • Farm Works Software Trac
  • Lancaster DHIA PCDART
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Word
  • Valley Agricultural Software DairyCOMP 305
  • Web browser software

Common 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.
  • Move equipment, poultry, or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts.
  • Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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