Key Competencies * Dependability * Independence * Attention to Detail * Adaptability/Flexibility * Integrity * Initiative * Self Control * Cooperation * Innovation * Analytical Thinking
Representative Tasks * Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies. * Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain. * Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures.
Industry
Manufacturing, Professional Scientific & Technical Services, Government,Job Family Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
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