Also called: Sale Barn Auctioneer, Cattle Auctioneer
Sells cattle, horses, and other animals at high-speed auctions using a rapid-fire chant.
On sale day you're perched in the auction box as pens of cattle are pushed into the ring one after another. You chant numbers at lightning speed, spot tiny nods and finger lifts from buyers, and can sell hundreds of head in a few hours. Off days you visit ranches to line up the next sale.
Usually paid commission; championship-level auctioneers earn far more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 0 years after high school. Auction school (a few weeks), a state auctioneer license in many states, and years of practice.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Auction School, Agricultural Business.
Growing slowly. No BLS category; online video auctions are growing alongside live sale barns.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Online video auctions take some sales; the live chant, reading bidders and knowing cattle keep good auctioneers busy.
Classes: Speech or debate, Agriculture CTE class, Business class.
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