45-2093.00Apprenticeship

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, & Aquacultural Animals

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.

Career Cluster:Agriculture
Job Family:Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
Job Zone:Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
Industry:Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting
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Key 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.
  • Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions.
  • Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment.
  • Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food.
  • Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos.
  • Protect herds from predators, using trained dogs.
  • Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births.
  • Order food for animals, and arrange for its delivery.
  • Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals.
  • Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition.
  • Patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles.
  • 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.
  • Maintain growth, feeding, production, and cost records.
  • Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps.
  • Groom, clip, trim, or castrate animals, dock ears and tails, or shear coats to collect hair.
  • Spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or bathe animals.

Skills

Critical Thinking
60%
Monitoring
56%
Operation and Control
53%
Operations Monitoring
53%
Active Listening
53%
Judgment and Decision Making
53%
Coordination
50%
Reading Comprehension
50%
Troubleshooting
50%
Speaking
50%
Complex Problem Solving
50%
Time Management
47%
Active Learning
47%
Equipment Selection
47%
Quality Control Analysis
47%
Repairing
44%
Equipment Maintenance
44%
Social Perceptiveness
41%
Writing
41%
Persuasion
38%
Management of Personnel Resources
38%
Instructing
35%
Service Orientation
35%
Systems Analysis
31%
Systems Evaluation
31%
Mathematics
28%
Negotiation
28%
Learning Strategies
28%
Management of Material Resources
25%
Science
22%
Management of Financial Resources
19%
Technology Design
10%
Operations Analysis
10%
Programming
0%
Installation
0%

Knowledge

Production and Processing
55%
Administration and Management
54%
English Language
54%
Biology
54%
Mechanical
53%
Food Production
51%
Mathematics
50%
Public Safety and Security
49%
Transportation
45%
Economics and Accounting
44%
Administrative
43%
Sales and Marketing
43%
Education and Training
41%
Law and Government
38%
Chemistry
38%
Building and Construction
35%
Personnel and Human Resources
34%
Customer and Personal Service
32%
Psychology
32%
Computers and Electronics
32%
Design
29%
Communications and Media
27%
Geography
27%
Engineering and Technology
27%
Telecommunications
27%
Physics
26%
History and Archeology
22%
Medicine and Dentistry
20%
Sociology and Anthropology
16%
Philosophy and Theology
15%
Therapy and Counseling
13%
Foreign Language
11%
Fine Arts
4%

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Abilities

Problem Sensitivity
69%
Control Precision
66%
Deductive Reasoning
60%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
60%
Oral Comprehension
60%
Near Vision
56%
Trunk Strength
56%
Far Vision
53%
Static Strength
53%
Finger Dexterity
53%
Multilimb Coordination
53%
Inductive Reasoning
53%
Speech Clarity
53%
Information Ordering
53%
Manual Dexterity
53%
Speech Recognition
50%
Category Flexibility
50%
Oral Expression
50%
Flexibility of Closure
50%
Written Comprehension
50%
Selective Attention
50%
Perceptual Speed
47%
Depth Perception
47%
Gross Body Coordination
47%
Visualization
44%
Reaction Time
44%
Extent Flexibility
44%
Response Orientation
44%
Stamina
41%
Time Sharing
41%
Written Expression
41%
Rate Control
41%
Originality
41%
Visual Color Discrimination
41%
Hearing Sensitivity
38%
Auditory Attention
38%
Fluency of Ideas
38%
Spatial Orientation
38%
Dynamic Strength
35%
Speed of Closure
35%
Wrist-Finger Speed
31%
Mathematical Reasoning
28%
Peripheral Vision
28%
Gross Body Equilibrium
28%
Memorization
28%
Number Facility
28%
Glare Sensitivity
25%
Speed of Limb Movement
25%
Sound Localization
22%
Night Vision
22%
Explosive Strength
22%
Dynamic Flexibility
13%

Work Activities

Performing General Physical Activities
75%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
75%
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
74%
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
69%
Handling and Moving Objects
68%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
66%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
65%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
64%
Documenting/Recording Information
63%
Getting Information
63%
Controlling Machines and Processes
62%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
60%
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
60%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
59%
Processing Information
58%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
58%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
57%
Training and Teaching Others
56%
Developing and Building Teams
55%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
55%
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
52%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
52%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
51%
Scheduling Work and Activities
51%
Analyzing Data or Information
51%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
50%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
48%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
46%
Performing Administrative Activities
46%
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
45%
Assisting and Caring for Others
44%
Thinking Creatively
43%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
41%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
39%
Coaching and Developing Others
38%
Working with Computers
38%
Selling or Influencing Others
34%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
31%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
30%
Staffing Organizational Units
24%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
24%

Work Context

Exposed to Contaminants

How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?

83%

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

80%

Contact With Others

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

78%

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

78%

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

78%

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

75%

Freedom to Make Decisions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

74%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

73%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

72%

Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

71%

Outdoors, Under Cover

How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?

69%

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

66%

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

66%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

65%

Frequency of Decision Making

How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?

64%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

64%

Physical Proximity

To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?

64%

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

63%

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

59%

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

56%

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

55%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

54%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

53%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?

53%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

53%

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?

52%

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General

How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?

52%

Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities

How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?

51%

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?

51%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

50%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?

49%

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?

44%

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

39%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?

38%

Conflict Situations

How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

36%

E-Mail

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

35%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

35%

Time Pressure

How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?

34%

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People

How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

31%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?

29%

Level of Competition

To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?

28%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

27%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

21%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

21%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?

17%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

17%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?

16%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

13%

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

13%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

13%

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

12%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

9%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

9%

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?

8%

Public Speaking

How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?

4%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?

4%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

1%

Education

Some college, no degree

39%

High school diploma or equivalent

25%

Less than high school diploma

18%

Interests

Realistic

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, t

96

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or hum

33

Investigative

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the f

28

Social

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

25

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis

15

Artistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,

7

Work Styles

Dependability
79%
Stress Tolerance
62%
Perseverance
59%
Attention to Detail
52%
Integrity
48%
Cautiousness
42%
Self-Control
38%
Adaptability
32%
Initiative
32%
Optimism
29%
Self-Confidence
28%
Achievement Orientation
24%
Humility
24%
Empathy
22%
Cooperation
21%
Sincerity
21%
Intellectual Curiosity
12%
Tolerance for Ambiguity
10%
Leadership Orientation
5%

Work Values

Support
39%
Relationships
33%
Independence
22%
Working Conditions
20%
Achievement
17%
Recognition
11%

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