Also called: Alligator Rancher
Raises alligators for leather and meat, mostly in Louisiana and Florida.
Collects wild eggs from marsh nests by airboat, incubates them, raises hatchlings in warm, dark barns, and returns a share of young alligators to the wild as state law requires.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. On-the-job training; state licensing.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average. Small niche.
Low risk for 10 years. Climate-controlled barns help, but handling, feeding and egg collecting with alligators stays hands-on.
Classes: Agriscience (FFA), Biology, Ag business or economics, Physical education.
Official data: O*NET occupation 45-2093.
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