Also called: Horse Nutritionist, Equine Feed Specialist
Designs diets for horses, from racehorses to retired ponies.
Tests hay samples, balances a ration for a horse with metabolic problems, and visits barns as a feed company consultant.
Estimate based on BLS animal scientists.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's or PhD in animal/equine nutrition.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Equine Science, Animal Science.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Ration software and AI make basic diet plans easy, trimming simple consults; farm visits and tough cases stay human.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Agriscience (FFA), Nutrition elective.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-1011.
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.