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A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in breeding, feeding, herding, marking, and segregating livestock and in construction and repair of fences, pens, and buildings. Respnsibilities include:
* Inspects stock, buildings, fences, fields, pasturage and feed supply, notes tasks to be done, and assigns them to crews or individual workers.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
* May be designated according to type of stock raised.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in care and movement of livestock in livestock yard. Respnsibilities include:
* Assigns workers to feed, weigh, medically treat, and transfer livestock.
* Observes livestock handling and issues movement and health treatment instructions to direct livestock processing and transfer.
* Examines livestock to determine effectiveness of disease and injury control and instructs workers to take corrective action to rectify deficiencies.
* Observes condition of stockyard structures and equipment and arranges for needed maintenance and repairs.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in shearing sheep on contract basis. Respnsibilities include:
* Contacts sheep rancher to arrange terms of contract.
* Recruits, hires, trains, and supervises crew who shear sheep and perform related duties.
* Provides, sets up, and tests shearing equipment.
* Arranges for transportation, living quarters or campsite, food, and other accommodations for crew.
* Maintains time, production, and other records.
* Pays crewmembers.
* Performs duties as described under supervisor master title.
* May participate in shearing sheep.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of animal shelter workers, and performs maintenance on buildings and equipment. Respnsibilities include:
* Establishes and coordinates work schedule to expedite accomplishment of essential and emergency tasks, issues instructions to workers, examines work results, and provides training to improve performance.
* Examines ailing animals to determine need of services from veterinarian.
* Replaces faulty electrical and plumbing fixtures, builds shelves, and paints structures and equipment to maintain shelter facilities.
* Greases water pump and observes water pumping system and pressure gauge to verify water pressure and detect signs of leakage.
* Tunes-up, replaces parts, and maintains ambulance, pickup truck, lawnmower, and edger, using handtools, spare parts, and maintenance manuals.
* Cleans and disinfects shelter area, using high pressure water hose and bleach, to prepare shelter to receive visitors.
* Operates shelter euthanasia equipment to destroy designated animals.
* Drives ambulance and pickup truck in response to emergency calls and to investigate complaints of animal neglect or cruelty.
* Assists workers in interring coffins of heavy animals.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of animal shelter workers, and performs maintenance on buildings and equipment. Respnsibilities include:
* Establishes and coordinates work schedule to expedite accomplishment of essential and emergency tasks, issues instructions to workers, examines work results, and provides training to improve performance.
* Examines ailing animals to determine need of services from veterinarian.
* Replaces faulty electrical and plumbing fixtures, builds shelves, and paints structures and equipment to maintain shelter facilities.
* Greases water pump and observes water pumping system and pressure gauge to verify water pressure and detect signs of leakage.
* Tunes-up, replaces parts, and maintains ambulance, pickup truck, lawnmower, and edger, using handtools, spare parts, and maintenance manuals.
* Cleans and disinfects shelter area, using high pressure water hose and bleach, to prepare shelter to receive visitors.
* Operates shelter euthanasia equipment to destroy designated animals.
* Drives ambulance and pickup truck in response to emergency calls and to investigate complaints of animal neglect or cruelty.
* Assists workers in interring coffins of heavy animals.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in caring for bulls, cows, and young animal stock on research dairy farm. Respnsibilities include:
* Demonstrates work methods of animal care, such as feeding, barn cleaning, milking, and tagging animals for identification to workers.
* Transports hay and grain from storage area to barn, using tractor or electric cart.
* Observes animals for signs of illness, injury, nervousness, or unnatural behavior.
* Notifies veterinarian when serious injury or illness occurs.
* Maintains records on medical care, breeding, and milk production.
* Observes living conditions of animal environment and informs workers of remedial actions to be taken.
* Informs maintenance crew of needed repairs on tractors and carts.
* May perform duties of caring for animals in absence of workers.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in tending bands of sheep on range or pasture and keeps them supplied with food and other necessities. Respnsibilities include:
* Designates area to be used by each sheep herder.
* Transports food, drinking water, fuel, mail, animal feed, and other supplies to sheep herder.
* Observes condition of range, water, and animals, and gives directions to sheep herder when to move to another range, reporting findings to owner of band or to livestock rancher.
* Assists in moving camp to another location by hauling supply wagon, using horse or truck.
* Performs duties as described under supervisor master title.
* May substitute for sheep herder during emergencies, vacations, or for other reasons.
* May lamb ewes and drench sheep.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of a group of cowpunchers (colloquially called screws or waddies) riding after cattle on open range.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in raising and caring for animals used in development of pharmaceutical products in pharmaceutical research and manufacturing facility. Respnsibilities include:
* Visits animal maintenance areas and observes and discusses animal care, such as feeding, treatment, and breeding, with workers to identify problems or recommend changes.
* Prepares reports that indicate activity of unit, such as purchases, absenteeism of workers, and animal treatment.
* Contacts approved vendors to order and schedule arrival of animals, animal food, and equipment.
* Trains and observes workers in job duties and safety precautions.
* Contacts designated personnel to recruit new personnel or for repair of equipment.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who breeds and raises fur-bearing animals, such as mink, fox, or chinchilla. Respnsibilities include:
* Buys or captures breeding stock.
* Breeds and raises animals in surroundings simulating their habitat.
* Feeds and waters animals and cleans their pens and yards.
* Kills animals in their prime and removes their pelts.
* Arranges with buyers for sale of pelts and breeding stock.
* Packs pelts in crates and ships to processing plants.
* Places live animals in crates and ships to buyers.
* May treat and preserve pelts at farm.
* May be designated according to type of animal raised as Chinchilla Farmer; Fox Farmer; Mink Farmer.
Industry:Professional careers
