84120 – Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators

شرح اصلی

Specialized livestock workers carry out feeding, health and breeding programs on dairy, beef, sheep, poultry, swine and other livestock farms.

وظایف اصلی

• Perform or assist in performing animal husbandry activities
• Implement pasture or pen breeding programs
• Develop and implement feeding programs
• Follow safety and bio-security procedures
• Detect and treat certain diseases and health problems in livestock
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Select livestock for sale
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
• Train horses
• Maintain inventory and order materials as required
• May be responsible for the collection of semen and the insemination of donor females
• May supervise general farm labourers.
• Operate farm equipment and machinery to till soil, plant, cultivate and harvest crops, and load and unload crops or containers of materials
• Perform equipment and machinery maintenance
• Monitor equipment and machinery operations to detect malfunctions
• Follow safety procedures
• May perform minor repairs to farm equipment and machinery.

شرایط استخدام

• Specialized livestock workers may require a college certificate or other specialized training in agriculture or livestock husbandry.
• Basic farm knowledge, usually obtained from working on a family farm, may be required for employment.
• A course or certificate in first aid may be required.
• There are no specific education or training requirements for farm machinery operators. However, a college certificate or specialized courses related to farming, such as farm equipment mechanics, agricultural welding and pesticide application, are available.

نمونه عنوان‌های شغلی

livestock driver · apiary technician · beekeeping technician · herdsman/woman · herdsperson · livestock attendant · herd attendant · sheep herdsperson · shepherd · horse trainer · combine operator · hay baler operator - agriculture · cropsprayer machine operator · baler - agriculture · cultivator operator · farm machinery operator · harvester machine operator · farm equipment operator

دستمزد (ساعتی)

منبع: دستمزدهای Job Bank، انتشار 2025 (ESDC). پایین و بالا برابر صدک ۱۰ و ۹۰ است.