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Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
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.
What a farmworker, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animal does
Become a farmworker, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animal
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good farmworker, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animal
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $19 per hour with an average salary of $39,700 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $16 and $22 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $33,200 and $45,500 per year.
Farmworker, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animal job outlook
- There are 1,213 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 915 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.