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Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animal is a Sheep Farming job with over 14,720 current openings filled by an H2A employee. Most positions are hired by companies in the Sheep Farming industry. The average H2A Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals job lasts 216 days.


Jobs Hired
14,720
Hiring Companies
4,540
Hiring Industries
170
Average Salary
$24,396
Approved
82%


What do Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals do?

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.

Source: O-NET OnLine



Top Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals Companies

Top Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals Industries

Industry Jobs Salary
Sheep Farming 4,423 $23,052
Apiculture 1,635 $28,415
Cattle Ranching and Farming 1,296 $28,868
Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming 1,114 $26,984
Shellfish Farming 979 $23,763
Aquaculture 799 $24,078
Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming, including Feedlots 620 $27,869
Horses and Other Equine Production 331 $26,682
Cattle Feedlots 311 $31,036
Rice Farming 307 $23,210

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals Jobs Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals has been a job in the H2A Visa program since 2015 where they hired 135 employees. This job peaked in 2022 with 3,030 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,295 in 2023.
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals has been a job in the H2A Visa program since 2015 where the average salary was $16,199. This job peaked in 2023 with an average salary of $31,068, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.


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