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Careers in Business and Farming
A list of the careers categorized as those where people start their own businesses while farming with livestock.
List of Careers to choose from
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Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Farm Animals
An Agriproduct sales representative is a person who helps a company sell its agricultural based products (or agriproducts) to interested buyers. Buyers may be individual farms, or large retail businesses that stock products, such as a farming cooperative, farming retailers or farmers markets.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Reptiles
An Alligator Farmer breeds and manages large amounts of alligators for commercial profit.
Alligator products:
- Meat
- Skin
- Entertainment and Education
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Farm Animals
An Alpaca Farmer breeds and manages a herd of alpacas for its commercial profit.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Fish
An Aquaponics Farmer manages the combined breeding of fish and the flow of water from the fish to grow soil-less plants.
Minimum Entry Level: Bachelor’s Degree
Animal Species: Insects
A Bee Farmer manages bee swarms to harvest the products they produce, or to use the swarms to pollinate agricultural crops and flowers.
Bee products include:
- Honey
- Bees Wax
- Royal Jelly
- Pollination (bees help farmers pollinate new crops)
Minimum Entry Level: Bachelor’s Degree
Animal Species: Farm Animals
A Bioresource Engineer develops efficient methods and products to help maintain soil and water while producing, plants and farm animals.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Farm Animals, Mammals
A Bison Rancher breeds and manages wild bison for commercial profit.
Bison products include:
- Meat
- Hides
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Mammals
A buffalo farmer manages the breeding of water buffalos, as well as the products they produce and labour they provide.
Buffalo products include:
- Milk and cheese
- Meat
- Hides
- Labour
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Mammals
A Camel Farmer breeds and manages camels for commercial profit, which includes milk, meat and labour.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Farm Animals
A Cattle Farmer breeds and manages large amounts of cattle for commercial profit. The kind of cattle farmer will depend on the Breed and purpose of the herd. In certain place around the world the cattle are farmed and sold to grain farmers as labour.
Cattle products:
- Meat
- Milk and milk byproducts
- Leather
- Labour
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Farm Animals
A chicken farmer is a person who breeds domestic chickens for commercial profit.
Chicken products:
- Eggs
- Meat
- Feathers
- Chicken poop/droppings for fertilizer
Minimum Entry Level: Bachelor’s Degree
Animal Species: Reptiles
A Crocodile Farmer breeds and manages large amounts of crocodiles for commercial profit.
Crocodile products:
- Meat
- Skin
- Entertainment and Education
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Crustaceans
A Crustacean Farmer breeds and manages large amounts of fresh or saltwater crustaceans for commercial profit.
Species that are commonly farmed:
- crabs
- lobsters
- crayfish
- shrimp
- prawns
Crustacean products:
- Meat
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Farm Animals
A Donkey and Mule Farmer breeds and manages large amounts of domesticated Donkey and Mule for commercial profit.
Donkey and Mule products:
- Labour
- Milk
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Farm Animals
A Duck Farmer breeds and manages large amounts of domesticated ducks for commercial profit.
Duck products:
- Meat
- Eggs
- Feathers
Minimum Entry Level: Bachelor’s Degree
Animal Species: Fish
A Fish Farmer breeds and manages large amounts of fresh or saltwater fish for commercial profit.
Species that are commonly farmed:
- carp
- catfish
- salmon
- tilapia
- trout
Fish products:
- Meat
- Oil
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Farm Animals, Birds
A Fowl Farmer breeds and manages large amounts of specific species and breeds of fowl for commercial profit.
Fowl Products:
- Meat
- Eggs
- Feathers
- Fertilizer
Kinds of fowl used for farming:
- Grouse
- Guineafowl
- Partridge
- Peacock
- Pheasant
- Quail
- Turkey
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Farm Animals
A Goat Farmer breeds and manages large amounts of specific breeds of Goat for commercial profit.
Goat Products:
- Meat
- Milk and byproducts, such as cheese
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Farm Animals, Birds
A Goose Farmer breeds and manages large amounts of specific breeds of geese for commercial profit.
Goose Products:
- Meat
- Eggs
- Feathers
- Fertilizer
Minimum Entry Level: Bachelor’s Degree
Animal Species: Farm Animals
The Grazing Officer liaises with land and livestock owners to assist and educate them on proper, effective and legal grazing.
Minimum Entry Level: high School Certificate
Animal Species: Farm Animals
A Horse Farmer breeds and manages large amounts of specific breeds of horses for commercial profit.
Horse Products:
- Labour
- Companionship
- Sport
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Insects
An Insect Farmer breeds and manages large amounts of specific insect species for commercial profit.
Insect Products:
- Human food supplement
- Livestock feed
- Fertilizer
Minimum Entry Level: College Diploma
Animal Species: Farm Animals
A livestock agent is a sales professional who acts as the facilitator between the farmer who wants to sell livestock, and the potential buyers.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate with specific short courses
Animal Species: Farm Animals
A livestock appraiser helps farmers by determining the market value of their livestock.
The farmers can then use the estimated value or appraisal to:
insure the livestock
sell the livestock at a market price
secure a loan from a bank
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate with specific short courses
Animal Species: Farm Animals
A livestock auctioneer facilitates the sale of livestock between the seller and the highest bidders at a public auction.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate with specific short courses
Animal Species: Farm Animals
A Livestock Brand Inspector checks livestock in transit or at auctions to ensure that they do belong to the right owners.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate with specific short courses
Animal Species: Farm Animals
A livestock judge evaluates and judges farm animals during agricultural events or competitions to assess their quality and competitive breed characteristics.
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Mollusks
A Mollusk Farmer breeds and manages large amounts of fresh or saltwater mollusks for commercial profit.
Species that are commonly farmed:
- clams
- mussels
- oysters
- octopus
- squid
Mollusk products:
- Meat
- Pearls
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Farm Animals, Birds
An Ostrich Farmer breeds and manages large amounts of specific species and breeds of fowl for commercial profit.
Ostrich Products:
- Meat
- Eggs
- Feathers
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Farm Animals
A Pig Farmer breeds and manages large amounts of domesticated pigs for commercial profit.
Pig Products:
- Meat
- Skin
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Farm Animals, Birds
A Pigeon Farmer breeds and manages large amounts of specific pigeon species for commercial profit.
Pigeon Products:
- Meat – in certain cultures pigeons are used as food, called squab
- Entertainment – pigeons are kept as a hobby
- Sport – pigeons are used in competitive racing where large cash prizes can be won
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Farm Animals
A Shearer uses special equipment to shear wooly animals (remove their wool or hair) so that the wool can be used commercially.
Animal that can be sheared:
- Alpacas
- Sheep
- Goats
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Farm Animals
A Sheep Farmer breeds and manages large amounts of domesticated sheep for commercial profit.
Sheep Products:
- Meat
- Wool
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Farm Animals
A Silkworm Farmer breeds and manages large amounts of specific silkworm species for commercial profit.
Silkworm Products:
- Silk – used in the production of silk material for clothing
- Animal feed – the dried pupae can be grinded into powder to be used as nutritional supplements for livestock farming
Minimum Entry Level: High School Certificate
Animal Species: Mollusks
A Snail Farmer breeds and manages large amounts of specific snail species for commercial profit.
Snail Products:
- Meat – two types of snails, the small garden snails for escargot, and giant African snails
- Eggs – used to make cheaper caviar
- Cosmetics – made from the mucus of the snails
- Fertilizer – made by grinding the empty shells to powder
