Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

45-2093 Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Occupational 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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	500	78	$20.94/hr	$16.41/hr	$17.60/hr	$20.89/hr	$23.70/hr	$26.83/hr

Leading Industries for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	370	$22.61/hr
Manufacturing	N/A	N/A
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	110	$17.94/hr
Professional and Business Services	N/A	N/A
Education and Health Services	N/A	N/A
Public Administration	N/A	N/A

Other Regional Data for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	2.7%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	10	$18.20/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	20	$17.89/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	30	$17.47/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	30	$20.40/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	60	$19.66/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	80	$21.45/hr	0.0%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	110	$19.12/hr	-3.4%
Central Minnesota	120	$18.06/hr	-2.2%
Southwest Minnesota	120	$21.24/hr	1.8%
Southwest Balance of State	120	$22.09/hr	N/A
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	140	$19.12/hr	N/A
Minnesota	500	$20.89/hr	0.3%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	7,700	$21.12/hr	5.4%
Fishing and Hunting Workers	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	420	$31.14/hr	5.1%

Task for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Collect, inspect, and place eggs in incubators, operate machines for egg washing, candling, and grading, and pack eggs in cartons.
Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.
Protect herds from predators, using trained dogs.
Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences.
Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain.
Patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles.
Patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles.
Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps.
Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals.
Trim and shear poultry beaks, toes, and wings using debeaking machines, heated hand shears, or hot wires.