Livestock technician - Salary, Career

How much does an Livestock technician earn

A Livestock technician earns between $1.367 and $8.516 per month, with an average monthly salary of $3.278 and a median salary of $2.500 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 309 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Salary ranges for the Livestock technician
	Monthly Salary	Annual Salary	Salary Per Week	Hourly Salary
Average wage	3.278	39.338	820	15
1º Quartile	1.367	16.405	342	6
Median Salary	2.500	30.000	625	12
3º Quartile	6.495	77.940	1.624	31
Higher Salary	8.516	102.197	2.129	40

Professional job categories

Middle level technicians
- middle-level technicians in the biological, biochemical, health sciences
- - animal health science technicians
- - - livestock technicians

Related Positions:

Main workplaces

Livestock technicians they work in livestock, fisheries, aquaculture, research and development laboratories and in food manufacturing industries. They are salaried professionals, with a formal contract, they are organized in a work team, under the supervision of professionals with higher education. They operate indoors or outdoors, during daytime hours. In some of the activities carried out, they are exposed to high and low temperatures and toxic materials.

What does it take to work in the field of Livestock technicians

The exercise of this occupation requires a technical course in livestock or zootechnics (medium level). The full performance of activities occurs after one year of experience.

Functions and activities of Livestock technician

Livestock technicians must:

demonstrate personal skills;

conduct reproductive management;

process products of animal origin;

cultivate forages and grains;

prepare feed;

promote zootechnical management;

process animal products;

manage rural properties;

perform zootechnical and sanitary control;

grow forages and grains;

prepare food;

cultivate forage and grain;

perform laboratory analysis;

grow forage and grain;

processing animal products;

participate in research projects;

Activities

drop birds;

scaling squad;

ensure the conservation of the environment;

collect semen;

diagnose pregnancy;

observe the health status of the animals;

detect pests and diseases;

recruit labor;

revert sex (fish);

adjust production to demand;

smoking meat and fish;

use personal protective equipment;

interpret results;

choose feed ingredients;

disinfect facilities;

wean animals;

grow plankton (phyto and zoo);

give medication;

manufacturing sausages;

develop operations schedule;

monitor embryonic development (ovoscopy, ultrasound, etc.);

place larvae in brackish water (shrimp);

operate equipment;

feed animals (concentrate and roughage);

prescribe packaging;

provoke spawning;

work in the community;

create control sheets;

work as a team;

store forage and grain (silage and hay);

dehorn animals;

manufacturing dairy products;

describe topography;

adopt safety and biosecurity measures;

collect materials for analysis;

train animals;

prepare reagents;

adapt facilities to the project;

estimate execution feasibility;

care for newborns;

adapt the environment to the species and vice versa;

choose varieties, seedlings and seeds;

provide equipment maintenance;

disclose products;

participate in meetings and congresses;

cure wounds;

collect fish larvae;

rotate crops;

distribute tasks;

write reports;

evaluate project results;

read samples;

separate animals into categories and breeds;

check quality of ingredients;

prepare samples;

weigh animals;

monitor deliveries;

fill in control sheets (type and or write);

collect data;

provide weed control;

prepare feed;

train labor;

store semen;

determine needs of each animal;

measure animals (biometrics);

assist in surgeries;

rotate pastures;

advise assistants and interns;

peak birds;

deliver classes and courses;

inspect raw material;

gather work equipment;

update yourself;

provide technical assistance;

collect spawn;

incubate eggs;

design rural facilities;

demarcate land;

plan breeding season;

develop projects;

demarcate contour lines;

organize pharmacy and warehouse;

evaluate diseases and infestations of animals and pastures;

identify animals (iron, tattoo, earring, chip, etc.);

remove shrimp eye stalk;

control parasites (worms, ticks, worms, etc.);

inspect project execution;

vaccinate animals;

casquear animals;

sexing animals;

trade agricultural products;

tanning hides and fur;

select animals for breeding;

quantify productivity;

remediate soil;

provide conservation and storage;

sort products;

supervise execution of services;

fertilize soil;

separate animals for slaughter;

prepare semen;

assist in embryo transfer;

plant seedlings and seeds;

shear animals;

set budget;

operate computer;

disclose results;

get vaccinated;

castrate animals;

cut teeth and tails;

inseminate animals;

control finances;

formulate rations;

Sectors that hire Livestock technician the most in the job market

breeding cattle for beef
manufacture of animal feed
slaughter of birds
breeding chickens for broilers
animal artificial insemination service
breeding cattle for milk
other teaching activities
soybean growing
agricultural raw materials wholesale
combined office and administrative support services

Livestock technician - Career description, activities, functions and salary