Also called: AI Technician, Breeding Technician
Breeds cows, pigs, and horses using artificial insemination.
Drives a route of dairy farms each morning, checks which cows are in heat, and breeds them with semen from top bulls stored in a liquid nitrogen tank in the truck.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 0 years after high school. A short AI training course (a few days to weeks) plus practice.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Animal Science, Agriculture, Biology.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk for 10 years. Activity collars tell when cows are ready to breed, but the insemination itself stays skilled hands-on work.
Age 16+. One way to start: Sign up for a 3–5 day AI breeding school from a breeding company like Select Sires or ABS First: A short AI breeding school (about 3–5 days) plus practice on real cows
Classes: Agriscience (FFA), Biology, Anatomy & physiology, Animal science CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 45-2093.
Career Universe is an early version. Pay, training and AI-risk figures are estimates to start your own research, not verified facts. The research was written with AI research assistants, checked by validation scripts and spot-checked by hand. Check anything important with schools, employers and official sources. How the numbers work.