Definition of Occupation

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of animal husbandry workers who care for live farm and ranch animals that may include cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, and poultry. The animals are usually raised to supply such products as meat, fur, skins, feathers, eggs, milk, and honey. The farm workers’ duties may include feeding, watering, herding, grazing, castrating, branding, debeaking, weighing, catching, and loading animals. Supervisors in smaller establishments may also engage in the same animal husbandry work as the workers they supervise.