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Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animal is a Sheep Farming job with over 20,049 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 229 days.


Jobs Hired
20,049
Hiring Companies
5,544
Hiring Industries
182
Average Salary
$26,744
Approved
85%


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 5,355 $26,922
Apiculture 2,238 $29,969
Cattle Ranching and Farming 1,898 $29,165
Shellfish Farming 1,596 $25,974
Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming 1,593 $28,744
Aquaculture 1,037 $25,329
Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming, including Feedlots 959 $29,697
Cattle Feedlots 652 $33,504
Horses and Other Equine Production 486 $28,485
Rice Farming 428 $24,952

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 2024 with 3,604 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,725 in 2025.
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 2025 with an average salary of $39,158, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.


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