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Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals Salary in SD

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals in SD have a median annual salary of $38,000, with 100 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $32,260 at the 10th percentile to $51,260 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

$38,000

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$18.27

Employment

100

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$32,260
10th
$37,280
25th
$38,000
Median
$48,870
75th
$51,260
90th

Local compared with national

SD

$38,000

Median annual · 2025

United States

$36,670

Median annual · 2025

The SD median is 3.6% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,330).

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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