Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
SOC Code: 45-2093
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animalss feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 92.4/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Monitoring.
AI-Proof Score: 92.4 — Very High
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Median Salary
$36,150
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Job Growth
-5.0%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Critical Thinking
- •Monitoring
- •Active Listening
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Judgment and Decision Making
- •Operation and Control
- •Reading Comprehension
Common Tasks
- ✓Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.
- ✓Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures.
- ✓Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain.
- ✓Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment.
- ✓Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation