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Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
Description
Attend to live farm, ranch, or aquacultural animals that may include cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, 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, 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.
Common Tasks
- Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.
- 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.
- Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment.
- Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions.
Required Education
No formal educational credential
Wages
In 2016 the mean hourly wage in the Greater Sacramento area was $11.02 . The hourly rate for this occupation typically paid between $9.41 and $13.10 .
In 2016 the mean annual salary in the Greater Sacramento area was $22,919.67 . The annual salary for this occupation typically paid between $19,585.90 and $27,249.51 .
Occupation Outlook
This occupation employed 310 people in the Greater Sacramento area during 2014.
By 2024, there is expected to be an increase of 9.7% in the number of jobs in the Greater Sacramento area for this occupation, bringing to total number to 340.
By 2024, in the Greater Sacramento area, the median hourly rate for this occupation is expected to be $10.00 with the median annual salary reaching $22,655.
