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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
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. | |||
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Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals. | ||||
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Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain. | ||||
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Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations; or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment. | ||||
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Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions. | ||||
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Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences. | ||||
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Move equipment, poultry, or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts. | ||||
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Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, and/or pumps. | ||||
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Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos. | ||||
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Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures. | ||||
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Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food. | ||||
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Order food for animals, and arrange for its delivery. | ||||
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Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births. | ||||
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Milk animals such as cows and goats, by hand or using milking machines. | ||||
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Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition. | ||||
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Patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles. | ||||
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Maintain growth, feeding, production, and cost records. | ||||
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Groom, clip, trim, and/or castrate animals; dock ears and tails; and/or shear coats to collect hair. | ||||
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Spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides; or dip or bathe animals. | ||||
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Collect, inspect, and place eggs in incubators; operate machines for egg washing, candling, and grading; and pack eggs in cartons. | ||||
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Protect herds from predators, using trained dogs. | ||||
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Trim and shear poultry beaks, toes, and wings using debeaking machines, heated hand shears, or hot wires. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Farmworkers, Farm and Ranch Animals
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. | |||
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Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |||
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Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Equipment Selection | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. | |||
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Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Equipment Maintenance | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. | |||
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Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Gross Body Coordination | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Response Orientation | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
BCL Landview Systems WinCrop | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Farm Works Software Trac | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Spreadsheet software | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Web browser software | Internet browser software | |||
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All terrain vehicles ATV | All terrain vehicles tracked or wheeled | |||
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Animal hair clippers | Animal shearing or clipping equipment | |||
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Animal hair trimmers | Animal shearing or clipping equipment | |||
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Animal trailers | Livestock trailers | |||
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Animal vaccination syringes | Veterinary injection or suction units or accessories | |||
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Automated feed batch mixers | Feed mixers | |||
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Automatic watering devices | Animal watering machines | |||
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Backhoes | Backhoes | |||
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Balling guns | Veterinary injection or suction units or accessories | |||
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Blood drawing syringes | Blood collection syringes | |||
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Castration equipment | Veterinary castration instruments | |||
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Cattle chutes | Animal husbandry equipment | |||
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Cattle prods | Animal husbandry equipment | |||
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Claw hammers | Hammers | |||
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Debeakers | Animal husbandry equipment | |||
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Dehorners | Animal husbandry equipment | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Disinfectant sprayers | Hand sprayers | |||
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Dust and particulate respirators | Respirators | |||
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Ear taggers | Livestock identification equipment | |||
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Egg candlers | Egg inspection or collecting equipment | |||
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Egg grading machines | Egg inspection or collecting equipment | |||
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Egg washing machines | Egg inspection or collecting equipment | |||
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Electronic animal scales | Animal weighing scales | |||
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Farm trucks | Light trucks or sport utility vehicles | |||
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Feed conveyors | Conveyor screw | |||
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Feed trailers | Animal husbandry equipment | |||
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Feed wagons | Animal husbandry equipment | |||
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Fumigators | Fog or mist generators | |||
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Grease guns | Grease guns | |||
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Hand trucks | Hand trucks or accessories | |||
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Hoof trimmers | Veterinary nail trimmers or cutters | |||
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Horse bridles | Bridles | |||
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Horse saddles | Saddles | |||
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Insecticide sprayers | Hand sprayers | |||
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Insemination syringes | Veterinary injection or suction units or accessories | |||
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Laptop computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Milking equipment sterilizers | Animal husbandry equipment | |||
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Milking machines | Milking machines | |||
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Multipurpose tractors | Agricultural tractors | |||
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Nail trimmers | Veterinary nail trimmers or cutters | |||
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Nebulizers | Nebulizers or accessories | |||
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Post hole diggers | Post hole digger | |||
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Poultry incubators | Incubators or brooders for poultry | |||
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Power drills | Power drills | |||
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Power saws | Power saws | |||
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Shovels | Shovels | |||
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Skid steer loaders | Skid steer loaders | |||
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Snowplows | Snowplow attachments | |||
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Tail dockers | Animal husbandry equipment | |||
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Veterinary intravenous IV sets | Veterinary injection or suction units or accessories | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | Less than a High School Diploma | |||
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Required Level of Education | High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | None | |||
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Related Work Experience | None | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Animal Care Taker | |||
Animal Feeder | |||
Animal Herder | |||
Animal Husbandry Worker | |||
Animal Keeper | |||
Aquaculture Worker | |||
Aquatic Laborer | |||
Aquatic Life Laborer | |||
Artificial Breeding Distributor | |||
Bait Digger | |||
Barn Hand | |||
Barn Worker | |||
Bee Keeper | |||
Bee Robber | |||
Bee Tender | |||
Bee Worker | |||
Beekeeper | |||
Bottler | |||
Breeder Hen Service Technician | |||
Breeding Technician | |||
Broodmare Barn Groom | |||
Brush Cutter | |||
Buccaro | |||
Caponizer | |||
Care Taker | |||
Castrator | |||
Cattle Alley Worker | |||
Cattle Brander | |||
Cattle Care Worker | |||
Cattle Dehorner | |||
Cattle Dipper | |||
Cattle Driver | |||
Cattle Feeder | |||
Cattle Sprayer | |||
Chick Room Supervisor | |||
Chicken Catcher | |||
Chicken Dresser | |||
Chicken Handler | |||
Chicken Hatchery Helper | |||
Chicken Picker | |||
Chicken Tender | |||
Chicken Vaccinator | |||
Chopper | |||
Chore Tender | |||
Chore Worker | |||
Chute Man | |||
Cow Puncher | |||
Cow Rider | |||
Cow Tender | |||
Cow Washer | |||
Cowboy | |||
Cowpuncher | |||
Dairy Farm Worker | |||
Dairy Farmer | |||
Dairy Farmworker | |||
Dairy Feed Worker | |||
Dairy Hand | |||
Dairy Worker | |||
Dairyman | |||
Debeaker | |||
Dipper | |||
Ditch Cleaner | |||
Ditch Digger | |||
Ditch Rider | |||
Ditch Tender | |||
Ditcher | |||
Dude Wrangler | |||
Egg Gatherer | |||
Egg Setter | |||
Exercise Rider | |||
Farm Hand | |||
Farm Helper | |||
Farm Laborer | |||
Farm Rancher | |||
Farm or Ranch Animal Caretaker | |||
Farmer | |||
Farming | |||
Farrowing Worker | |||
Feed Grinder | |||
Fence Builder | |||
Fence Erector | |||
Fence Installer | |||
Fence Post Driver | |||
Fence Rider | |||
Field Aide | |||
Field Broomer | |||
Field Hand | |||
Field Handyman | |||
Field Hauler | |||
Field Worker | |||
Firebreak Cutter | |||
Fish Farm Laborer | |||
Fish Hatchery Assistant | |||
Fish Hatchery Man | |||
Fish Hatchery Worker | |||
Fish, Frog, or Oyster Farmer | |||
Fleece Tier | |||
Frog or Oyster Farmworker | |||
Game Farm Helper | |||
General Farmer | |||
Goat Herder | |||
Groom | |||
Groomer | |||
Hand | |||
Handyman | |||
Hatchery Attendant | |||
Hatchery Employee | |||
Hatchery Helper | |||
Hatchery Laborer | |||
Hatchery Man | |||
Hatchery Worker | |||
Hay Buckler | |||
Hay Stacker | |||
Herder | |||
Herdsman | |||
Hired Hand | |||
Hired Help | |||
Hired Man | |||
Hired Worker | |||
Hog Handler | |||
Honey Extractor | |||
Horse Groomer | |||
Horse Wrangler | |||
Horses or Mules Teamster | |||
Hose Sprayer | |||
Husbandry Person | |||
Incubator Machine Operator | |||
Incubator Operator | |||
Incubator Tender | |||
Inoculator | |||
Insemination Worker | |||
Jackaroo | |||
Kennel Worker | |||
Laborer | |||
Lamber | |||
Land Clearer | |||
Lead Rider | |||
Line Rider | |||
Livestock Caretaker | |||
Livestock Farmer | |||
Livestock Farmworker | |||
Livestock Feeder | |||
Livestock Handler | |||
Livestock Laborer | |||
Livestock Ranch Hand | |||
Livestock Yard Attendant | |||
Loader | |||
Machine Egg Washer | |||
Machine Milker | |||
Milk Bottler | |||
Milk House Worker | |||
Milker | |||
Milking Machine Operator | |||
Milking Worker | |||
Milkman | |||
Mule Driver | |||
Mustanger | |||
Pack Mule Worker | |||
Pen Rider | |||
Pole Setter | |||
Portable Track Line Marker | |||
Portable Trackman | |||
Poultry Cleaner | |||
Poultry Culler | |||
Poultry Debeaker | |||
Poultry Dresser | |||
Poultry Farm Laborer | |||
Poultry Farmer | |||
Poultry Farmworker | |||
Poultry Hatchery Laborer | |||
Poultry Hatchery Man | |||
Poultry Picker | |||
Poultry Pinner | |||
Poultry Service Technician | |||
Poultry Tender | |||
Poultry Vaccinator | |||
Poultryman | |||
Ranch Hand | |||
Ranch Helper | |||
Range Rider | |||
Rat Poisoner | |||
Rat Trapper | |||
Rider | |||
Sheep Herder | |||
Sheep Shearer | |||
Shepherd | |||
Shrimp Pond Laborer | |||
Silo Filler | |||
Soft Crab Shedder | |||
Sorting Cows Worker | |||
Sorting Livestock Worker | |||
Sow Farm Barn Technician | |||
Spooner | |||
Stable Attendant | |||
Stable Cleaner | |||
Stable Hand | |||
Stable Helper | |||
Stallion Keeper | |||
Stock Driver | |||
Stock Feeder | |||
Teamster | |||
Truck Driver | |||
Turkey Egg Gatherer | |||
Turkey Picker | |||
Turkey Pinner | |||
Vaccinator | |||
Vaquero | |||
Wage Hand | |||
Wool Sacker | |||
Worm Farm Laborer | |||
Worm Packer | |||
Worm Picker | |||
Wrangler | |||
Yard Worker | |||
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