Also called: Cattle Hauler, Bull Hauler
Transports cattle, hogs, and other animals between ranches, feedlots, and processing plants.
You back up to a ranch's loading chute at dawn and help move 40 head of cattle into your aluminum trailer. Then you drive carefully so the animals stay calm, checking on them at stops.
Estimated within BLS heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (median $57,440, May 2024); specialized hauling usually pays more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. CDL-A and comfort working with animals; many grew up on farms.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Commercial Truck Driving (CDL school), Animal Science.
Growing about average. Steady in farming regions.
Low risk for 10 years. Loading and caring for animals on the road needs a person; little autonomy pressure soon.
Classes: Animal science CTE, Driver's education.
Official data: O*NET occupation 53-3032.
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