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

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals in WY have a median annual salary of $38,920, with 470 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $22,560 at the 10th percentile to $47,760 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

$38,920

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$18.71

Employment

470

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$22,560
10th
$28,790
25th
$38,920
Median
$46,330
75th
$47,760
90th

Local compared with national

WY

$38,920

Median annual · 2025

United States

$36,670

Median annual · 2025

The WY median is 6.1% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $2,250).

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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