Occupations/45-2021.00
Animal Breeders
Select and breed animals according to their genealogy, characteristics, and offspring. May require knowledge of artificial insemination techniques and equipment use. May involve keeping records on heats, birth intervals, or pedigree.
Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.
AI automation risk
39%
Mixed exposure
Human characteristics
22%
Fewer uniquely human demands
Task orientation
22%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
- Mostly routine
Purchase and stock supplies of feed and medicines.
- Task
Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
- 02Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary.
- 03Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
- 04Purchase and stock supplies of feed and medicines.
- 05Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics.
- 06Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.30
- Degree of automation1.31
- Time sitting2.31
- Originality (ability)1.88
- Conflict situations1.65
- Hands-on objects/tools2.85
- Outdoors / weather4.25
- Disease exposure2.07
- Decision freedom4.94
Top abilities
- Near Vision3.50
- Problem Sensitivity3.12
- Deductive Reasoning3.12
- Category Flexibility3.12
- Trunk Strength3.00
- Static Strength3.00
- Speech Clarity3.00
- Oral Comprehension3.00
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension2.88
- Active Listening3.00
- Writing2.75
- Speaking3.00
- Mathematics2.12
- Science3.00
- Critical Thinking3.25
- Active Learning3.00
- Learning Strategies2.12
- Monitoring3.00
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 19 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND · Public | Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production 01.0302 | $10,800 | 83% | 66% | 1 yr $52,789 2 yr $56,415 Bachelor's · CIP 01.03 |
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public | Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production 01.0302 | $10,000 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $46,087 2 yr $43,426 Bachelor's · CIP 01.03 |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Public | Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production 01.0302 | $9,200 | 47% | 84% | 1 yr $33,281 2 yr — Associate · CIP 01.03 |
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public | Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production 01.0302 | $12,800 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $32,467 2 yr $31,133 Associate · CIP 01.03 |
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI · Public | Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production 01.0302 | $16,100 | 88% | 82% | 1 yr $25,967 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 01.03 |
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA · Public | Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production 01.0302 | $17,400 | 64% | 83% | 1 yr $25,709 2 yr $24,615 Bachelor's · CIP 01.03 |
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN · Public | Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production 01.0302 | $9,800 | 71% | 61% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 01.03 |
Saint Paul College St. Paul, MN · Public | Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production 01.0302 | $6,100 | 100% | 29% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 01.03 |
Ridgewater College Willmar, MN · Public | Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production 01.0302 | $6,100 | 100% | 36% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, MN · Public | Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production 01.0302 | $6,000 | 100% | 37% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public | Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production 01.0302 | $11,200 | 49% | 89% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 01.03 |
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · Public | Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production 01.0302 | $10,700 | 86% | 79% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Master's · CIP 01.03 |