Will “Dairy Feed Worker” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

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Job 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.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 45-2093.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 26,840.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 12.00
Currently, there are 35,670 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals”.

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Tasks for “Dairy Feed Worker”

Groom, clip, trim, or castrate animals, dock ears and tails, or shear coats to collect hair.
Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos.
Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food.
Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition.
Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain.
Protect herds from predators, using trained dogs.
Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.
Patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles.
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.
Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions.
Maintain growth, feeding, production, and cost records.
Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures.
Order food for animals, and arrange for its delivery.
Collect, inspect, and place eggs in incubators, operate machines for egg washing, candling, and grading, and pack eggs in cartons.
Milk animals such as cows and goats, by hand or using milking machines.
Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births.
Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps.
Spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or bathe animals.
Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment.
Trim and shear poultry beaks, toes, and wings using debeaking machines, heated hand shears, or hot wires.

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