Also called: Livestock Auction Market Manager, Stockyard Manager
Runs the weekly cattle auctions where farmers sell livestock, handling the pens, the auction ring, the buyers and the money.
On sale day trucks start unloading cattle at dawn, and you make sure every animal is penned, weighed and tagged. During the auction you watch prices from the office and settle disputes. By evening you've written checks to sellers and bills to buyers for $2 million in cattle.
Owners earn more; pay depends on how many head sell each year.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. No degree required; most grow up in the business or start as yard workers.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 4-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Animal Science, Agricultural Business.
Growing slowly. Fewer, larger auction markets; video and online sales are growing.
Medium risk for 10 years. Online and video auctions grow, but running live sales and earning farmer trust stays human.
Classes: Ag science, Business, Accounting.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9013.
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