Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals

Work description

Worker will be required to perform a broad range of duties found in SOC Code 45-2093 Farm & Ranch Animals such as: be able to handle working in high humidity, regulate conditions, tend to livestock by feeding, medicating, general care, grading, sorting, working, placing identification on, or relocating, work in extreme temperatures; ensure barn fans and misters are operational and maintaining temperature for cattle; adjust ventilation as necessary based on temperatures and weather conditions; maintain clean, sanitary farm areas by cleaning stalls, pens, and equipment with disinfectants, brushes, shovels, hoses, or pumps; handling manure by scraping, piling, and loading; covering/uncovering feed; distributing, additives, and medications in prescribed portions; clean and maintain farm facilities and equipment systems, including washing parlor walls/floors/pit, bulk tank, feeders, pails, sinks, and pipelines, as well as maintaining and repairing systems, feed troughs, and trucks; keeping records; receiving and moving cattle; providing day to day care for cows, heifers, calves, and yearlings; observing animals for injury, illness, and growth/weight gain; assisting with calving and weaning; ensuring orphan calves receive colostrum immediately after birth; feeding, watering, nursing assistance, vaccinating, medicating, castrating, and providing hay as needed; change and maintain correct teat dips depending on temps and moisture; hand or machine milking; sorting, segregating, and herding animals; identifying animals with ear tags; performing reproduction related tasks such as timely breeding.

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Last updated: October 7, 2026