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Animal Breeders

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)	Projected Growth (2024-2034)
National Statistics	$52000	1200	2.4%
State Statistics	-	-	-
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Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$52000

Median Wage (USD, 2024)

1200

Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)

2.4%

Projected Growth (2024-2034)

Select and breed animals according to their genealogy, characteristics, and offspring. May require knowledge of artificial insemination techniques and equipment use. May involve keeping records on heats, birth intervals, or pedigree.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)

Related Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months

On-the-Job Training: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months

Detailed Work Activities

Purchase products or services.
Order medical supplies or equipment.
Care for animals.
Provide care for animals.
Monitor animal behavior or condition.
Clean equipment or facilities.
Examine animals to detect illness, injury or other problems.
Prepare materials or solutions for animal or plant use.
Perform animal breeding procedures.
Communicate with other workers to coordinate activities.
Treat animal injuries or illnesses.
Maintain operational records.
Promote agricultural or hunting activities.
Build agricultural structures.
Record agricultural or forestry inventory data.
Sell agricultural products.
Adjust building climate control systems.
Mark agricultural or forestry products for identification.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary.
Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
Purchase and stock supplies of feed and medicines.
Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics.
Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.
Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants.
Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.
Bathe and groom animals.
Exercise animals to keep them in healthy condition.
Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety.
Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger.
Clip or shear hair on animals.
Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration.
Exhibit animals at shows.
Measure specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes, and insert syringes into inseminating guns.
Examine semen microscopically to assess and record density and motility of gametes, and dilute semen with prescribed diluents, according to formulas.

Work Styles

Innovation

A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.

Innovation

Achievement Orientation

Intellectual Curiosity

Tolerance for Ambiguity

Initiative

Adaptability

Self-Confidence

Perseverance

Leadership Orientation

Humility

Sincerity

Empathy

Cooperation

Optimism

Social Orientation

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Integrity

Stress Tolerance

Self-Control

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