What You'll Do

  • Assign tasks such as feeding and treatment of animals, and cleaning and maintenance of animal quarters.
  • Record the numbers and types of fish or shellfish reared, harvested, released, sold, and shipped.
  • Monitor workers to ensure that safety regulations are followed, warning or disciplining those who violate safety regulations.
  • Observe animals for signs of illness, injury, or unusual behavior, notifying veterinarians or managers as warranted.
  • Observe fish and beds or ponds to detect diseases, monitor fish growth, determine quality of fish, or determine completeness of harvesting.
  • Train workers in tree felling or bucking, operation of tractors or loading machines, yarding or loading techniques, or safety regulations.
  • Treat animal illnesses or injuries, following experience or instructions of veterinarians.
  • Train workers in spawning, rearing, cultivating, and harvesting methods, and in the use of equipment.
  • Train workers in techniques such as planting, harvesting, weeding, or insect identification and in the use of safety measures.
  • Confer with managers to evaluate weather or soil conditions, to develop plans or procedures, or to discuss issues such as changes in fertilizers, herbicides, or cultivating techniques.

Essential Skills

Critical Thinking 3.75/5
Coordination 3.75/5
Speaking 3.62/5
Monitoring 3.62/5
Reading Comprehension 3.5/5
Time Management 3.5/5
Management of Personnel Resources 3.5/5
Active Listening 3.38/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.38/5
Instructing 3.38/5
Operations Monitoring 3.38/5
Learning Strategies 3.25/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.
  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.

Common styles

Dependability, Attention to Detail, Integrity, Leadership, Adaptability/Flexibility

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 3.88/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.88/5
Oral Expression 3.75/5
Near Vision 3.5/5
Speech Recognition 3.5/5
Speech Clarity 3.5/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.38/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.38/5

Technologies & Tools

Atlassian Confluence BCS Woodlands Software The Logger Tracker Cattlesoft CattleMax Database software Employee scheduling software Enterprise resource planning ERP software Landmark Sales LOG-istics Lion Edge Technologies Ranch Manager Mapping software Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word Midwest MicroSystems Cow Sense Payroll software Sage 50 Accounting Spreadsheet software TradeTec Computer Systems TallyWorks Logs Valley Agricultural Software DairyCOMP 305

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Dependability (High importance: 4.64/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.22/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.12/5)
  • Leadership (High importance: 4.1/5)
  • Adaptability/Flexibility (High importance: 3.97/5)

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How to Become One

This career typically requires vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some specialized training or certification may also be required.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

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