Also called: Poultry Vent Sexer
Sorts newly hatched chicks into male and female with amazing speed and accuracy.
Chick sexers examine day-old chicks at hatcheries, identifying sex in about a second each with near-perfect accuracy, up to 1,000+ chicks an hour. It takes years to master.
Estimate; skilled sexers are paid per chick.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 2 years after high school. Specialized training, often through apprenticeship; very few people do it.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Shrinking. Declining as in-egg sexing spreads.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. In-egg sexing machines and camera sorting are spreading in hatcheries, which could make hand sexing chicks rare by 2036.
Classes: Ag science CTE, Biology, Health, Math.
Official data: O*NET occupation 45-2041.
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