How do they match: Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

  • Bee Tender
  • Chicken Tender
  • Chore Tender
  • Cow Washer
  • Cow Tender
  • Ditch Tender
  • Incubator Operator
  • Incubator Tender
  • Incubator Machine Operator
  • Machine Egg Washer
  • Milking Machine Operator
  • Poultry Tender

  • 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.

  • Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps.
  • Collect, inspect, and place eggs in incubators, operate machines for egg washing, candling, and grading, and pack eggs in cartons.
  • Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals.
  • Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences.
  • Move equipment, poultry, or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts.

  • Operate farming equipment.
  • Clean equipment or facilities.
  • Maintain operational records.
  • Maintain forestry, hunting, or agricultural equipment.
  • Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
  • Transport animals, crops, or equipment.