DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	730	113	$13.75/hr	$0.54/hr	$10.07/hr	$10.91/hr	$12.81/hr	$15.51/hr	$19.17/hr
U S	36,630	1,099	$14.58/hr	$0.12/hr	$9.23/hr	$11.02/hr	$13.58/hr	$17.28/hr	$21.32/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Natural Resources and Mining 440 $11.95/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 110 $16.53/hr Professional and Business Services 50 $13.29/hr Public Administration 10 $20.96/hr

Other Regional Data For Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2022 - 2032 Minnesota 730 $12.81/hr 0.3% Southwest Minnesota 310 $12.86/hr 1.8% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 280 $12.05/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 250 $12.88/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 220 $12.04/hr -3.4% Central Minnesota 190 $13.88/hr -2.2% Northwest Minnesota 110 $14.74/hr 0.0% Northwest Balance of State 110 $14.65/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 80 $14.42/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A N/A N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A Rochester MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A 2.7% Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A $12.50/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2022 - 2032
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	4,140	$15.48/hr	7.2%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	3,250	$12.38/hr	14.7%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	940	$16.44/hr	-0.5%
Forest and Conservation Workers	40	$18.85/hr	-3.9%

• Waters livestock.
• Castrates or docks ears and tails of animals.
• Assists with birthing of animals.
• Fills feed troughs with feed.
• Debeaks and trims wings of poultry.
• Maintains equipment and machinery.
• Segregates animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition.
• Grooms, clips, and trims animals.
• Moves equipment, poultry, or livestock manually or using truck or cart from one location to another.
• Inspects and repairs fences, stalls, and pens.
• Maintains growth, feeding, production, and cost records.
• Mixes feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions.
• Collects, inspects, packs or places eggs in incubator.
• Milks farm animals, such as cows and goats, by hand or using milking machine.
• Marks livestock to identify ownership, and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos.
• Cleans stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels and water hoses.
• Examines animals to detect disease and injuries.
• Applies or administers medications and vaccinates animals.
• Sprays livestock with disinfectants and insecticides.
• Herds livestock to pasture for grazing, or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures.