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Employment Percentage
-6.097560976
SOC ID
45-2021
SOC Title
Animal Breeders
ONET ID
45-2021.00
ONET Concat ID
45202100
Median Salary
32762.2
Ed Level High School
85.739998
Ed Level Certificate
5.74
Ed Level Some College
4.46
Ed Level Associates
0
Ed Level Bachelors
4.06
Ed Level Masters
0
Ed Level Doctors
0
Typical Ed Level
a high school diploma or less
Career Description
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.
Core 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.
  • Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
  • Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics.
  • Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.
  • Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
  • Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
Start Annual Earnings
22467.85
Top Annual Earnings
63282.65
EMSI Career Title Slug
animal-breeder