Also called: Goat Grazing Business Owner, Rent-a-Goat Operator
Rents out herds of goats or sheep to eat weeds, brush, and wildfire fuel on hillsides and vacant lots.
A grazing operator trucks 300 goats to a hillside, sets up portable electric fences, moves the herd every few days, and guards them from coyotes. Cities hire them to cut wildfire risk.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Livestock experience and business skills.
Ways in: Self-taught, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Animal Science, Range Management.
Shrinking (about -2% over 10 years). BLS 2025-35 projection band for SOC 11-9013: Decline (-1% or lower).
Low risk for 10 years. GPS virtual-fence collars cut fencing labor, but trucking, moving and guarding herds stays hands-on.
Classes: Ag/animal science CTE, Business, Earth Science, Biology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9013.
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