Will “Husbandry Person” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

Unknown Chance of Automation

Sadly, the research paper did not provide any information about this occupation. Maybe have a look at our directory?

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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Husbandry Person”

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

Related Technology & Tools

Hand trucks
Ear taggers
Veterinary intravenous IV sets
Animal hair clippers
Blood drawing syringes
Egg candlers
Automatic watering devices
Dehorners
Horse saddles
Horse bridles
Power saws
All terrain vehicles ATV
Debeakers
Electronic animal scales
Tail dockers
Skid steer loaders
Balling guns
Nail trimmers
Multipurpose tractors
Snowplows
Laptop computers
Shovels
Castration equipment
Milking machines
Animal trailers
Animal vaccination syringes
Egg washing machines
Backhoes
Insemination syringes
Dust and particulate respirators
Feed wagons
Hoof trimmers
Cattle chutes
Feed conveyors
Automated feed batch mixers
Post hole diggers
Nebulizers
Grease guns
Milking equipment sterilizers
Animal hair trimmers
Cattle prods
Fumigators
Insecticide sprayers
Feed trailers
Egg grading machines
Power drills
Claw hammers
Desktop computers
Poultry incubators
Farm trucks
Disinfectant sprayers

BCL Landview Systems WinCrop
Farm Works Software Trac
Spreadsheet software
Web browser software