Also called: Feedlot Manager, Feedyard Operations Manager
Runs a feedyard where thousands of cattle are fed and cared for before going to market.
A feedyard manager checks the morning bunk reports showing how much each pen ate, meets with the nutritionist about ration changes, and reviews sick-pen records with the vet crew. They manage staff, feed trucks, commodity purchases, and a budget worth millions of dollars.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Often a bachelor's in animal science or ag business plus years working on a feedyard.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Animal Science, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics.
Growing about average. BLS groups this under farm and ranch managers; feedyard jobs concentrate in Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado.
Low risk for 10 years. Bunk cameras and sensors automate feeding records; animal health, staff and marketing cattle stay with the manager.
Classes: Animal science CTE, Business or economics, Chemistry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9013.
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