Also called: Dairy Manager, Herdsman
Manages the health, breeding, and milking of hundreds or thousands of dairy cows.
Reads computer data from each cow's activity collar, decides which cows need a vet check or are ready to breed, manages the milking crew, and keeps calves healthy.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in dairy or animal science, or years of farm experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Animal Science, Agriculture, Biology, Dairy Science.
Growing slowly. Fewer, larger farms.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Robotic milkers, collars and herd software automate routine monitoring; breeding, health calls and managing staff stay human.
Classes: Agriscience (FFA), Biology, Spanish, Ag business or economics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9013.
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