Occupational Employment Statistics
19-1011 Animal Scientists
Conduct research in the genetics, nutrition, reproduction, growth, and development of domestic farm animals.
Southwest Minnesota
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Minnesota
| 100 | 11 | $42.62/hr | $26.28/hr | $26.98/hr | $32.07/hr | $53.00/hr | $66.88/hr |
U S
| 2,460 | 207 | $44.31/hr | $22.90/hr | $26.19/hr | $34.74/hr | $51.14/hr | $80.24/hr |
Manufacturing | N/A | N/A |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | N/A | N/A |
Professional and Business Services | 20 | $33.51/hr |
Education and Health Services | 70 | $31.90/hr |
Public Administration | N/A | N/A |
- Conduct research concerning animal nutrition, breeding, or management to improve products or processes.
- Study effects of management practices, processing methods, feed, or environmental conditions on quality and quantity of animal products, such as eggs and milk.
- Advise producers about improved products and techniques that could enhance their animal production efforts.
- Develop improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, or parasite and disease control of animals.
- Study nutritional requirements of animals and nutritive values of animal feed materials.
- Advise producers about improved products and techniques that could enhance their animal production efforts.
- Develop improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, or parasite and disease control of animals.
- Write up or orally communicate research findings to the scientific community, producers, and the public.
- Study effects of management practices, processing methods, feed, or environmental conditions on quality and quantity of animal products, such as eggs and milk.
- Study nutritional requirements of animals and nutritive values of animal feed materials.