Farmworkers of Farm, Ranch and Aquacultural Animals: Salary, Job Description, How To Become One, and Quiz

Job description

Farmworkers of Farm, Ranch and Aquacultural Animals 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.

• 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.

Salary

Farmworkers with little to no experience tend to make between $18410 and $21610 while the more experienced ones can earn over $33760 per year.

One of the easiest ways to increase your salary as a Farmworker of Farm, Ranch and Aquacultural Animal is to move to a higher paying state like CT. Right now, the highest paying states for Farmworkers are CT, MS, AK, LA and VT.

However, a higher pay at CT doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the living expenses at CT might be twice as high than where you are currently at now.

Three other factors that can increase your salary as a Farmworker of Farm, Ranch and Aquacultural Animal is the degree you hold, the industry you work in, and lastly the company you work for.

Requirements

We asked other Farmworkers what degree they had when they got the job and most of them said they had a College Certificate followed by a High School Diploma.

Other than that, we also asked them what did they major in and here are the most popular majors that came up.

Pros and Cons

Here are some of the pros and cons of being a Farmworker of Farm, Ranch and Aquacultural Animal.

What is the job like

63% of Farmworkers said they were satisfied with their job and 60% said they feel like their job is making other people’s lives better.

Is this right for me

You can read more about these career personality types here.

People who are suitable for this job tends to like work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They like working with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery..

They also like following set procedures and routines. They like working with data and details more than with ideas.

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