Occupation AtlasAnimal Scientists
O*NET · 19-1011.00
Animal Scientists
Conduct research in the genetics, nutrition, reproduction, growth, and development of domestic farm animals.
Also called Animal Anatomist · Animal Behaviorist · Animal Biologist · Animal Geneticist · Animal Nutrition Consultant · Animal Nutritionist · Animal Scientist · Bacteriologist
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Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
IRCInvestigative · Realistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative6.93
- R Realistic5.24
- C Conventional3.36
- E Enterprising2.40
- S Social1.97
- A Artistic1.96
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Education and experience
The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.
- Related work experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (30%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- Up to and including 1 month (30%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (26%)
Typically associated skills
All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 4.1Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 4.0Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- WritingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- SciencebasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Conduct product tests to ensure safety standards are met
- SpeakingbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- Active LearningbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- MonitoringbasicImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- Systems AnalysisImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
- MathematicsbasicImportance 3.4Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Calculate the square footage of a new home under construction
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- Systems EvaluationImportance 3.3Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 3.3Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
- Time ManagementImportance 3.3Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
- CoordinationImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
- InstructingImportance 3.0Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
- PersuasionImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
- NegotiationImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
- Service OrientationImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
- Operations AnalysisImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
- Operations MonitoringImportance 2.5Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 2.3Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 2.0Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
- ProgrammingImportance 2.0Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Write a program to sort objects in a database
- Operation and ControlImportance 1.9Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
- Technology DesignImportance 1.9Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
- TroubleshootingImportance 1.9Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.1Level —
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.1Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
- RepairingImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
7 core · 2 supplementalWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Study nutritional requirements of animals and nutritive values of animal feed materials.Importance 4.6
- Conduct research concerning animal nutrition, breeding, or management to improve products or processes.Importance 4.4
- Advise producers about improved products and techniques that could enhance their animal production efforts.Importance 4.4
- Develop improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, or parasite and disease control of animals.Importance 4.4
- Write up or orally communicate research findings to the scientific community, producers, and the public.Importance 4.4
- Study effects of management practices, processing methods, feed, or environmental conditions on quality and quantity of animal products, such as eggs and milk.Importance 4.3
- Research and control animal selection and breeding practices to increase production efficiency and improve animal quality.Importance 3.7
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- Determine genetic composition of animal populations and heritability of traits, using principles of genetics.Importance 3.2
- Crossbreed animals with existing strains or cross strains to obtain new combinations of desirable characteristics.Importance 2.9
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- BiologyImportance 4.6Level 5.9
- English LanguageImportance 4.1Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- MathematicsImportance 4.1Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
- ChemistryImportance 4.0Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Use the proper concentration of chlorine to purify a water source
- Food ProductionImportance 3.8Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Operate a commercial fishing boat
- Education and TrainingImportance 3.5Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.4Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 3.4Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
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- Sales and MarketingImportance 3.1Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Introduce clients to a new line of products
- Administration and ManagementImportance 3.0Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
- Communications and MediaImportance 2.8Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Host a music radio show
- Production and ProcessingImportance 2.8Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Supervise an appliance assembly line
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 2.5Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Design a custom office chair
- AdministrativeImportance 2.4Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
- Economics and AccountingImportance 2.4Level 2.7
- Law and GovernmentImportance 2.3Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 2.3Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
- PhysicsImportance 2.3Level 2.9
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 2.2Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
- TelecommunicationsImportance 2.2Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- PsychologyImportance 2.1Level 2.7
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.1Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
- TransportationImportance 2.1Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
- Foreign LanguageImportance 2.0Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
- MechanicalImportance 2.0Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
- DesignImportance 1.9Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
- GeographyImportance 1.9Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.7Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Choose the proper type of wood for adding a deck onto a house
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.6Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 1.6Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 1.6Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
- History and ArcheologyImportance 1.4Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.2Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 4.0Level 4.4Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 4.0Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Oral ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
- Problem SensitivityImportance 4.0Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
- Speech ClarityImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
- Written ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
- Written ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
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- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- Information OrderingImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
- Near VisionImportance 3.9Level 3.9
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 3.3Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
- Number FacilityImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
- OriginalityImportance 3.3Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- Selective AttentionImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
- Far VisionImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Read the slides on a presentation from across a room
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 3.0Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
- MemorizationImportance 2.8Level 2.9
- VisualizationImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
- Auditory AttentionImportance 2.6Level 2.4Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Time SharingImportance 2.6Level 2.8Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.6Level 2.8
- Speed of ClosureImportance 2.3Level 2.5Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 2.1Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Trunk StrengthImportance 2.1Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 2.0Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
- Control PrecisionImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
- Depth PerceptionImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
- Response OrientationImportance 2.0Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
- Spatial OrientationImportance 2.0Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Use the floor plan to locate a store in a mall
- Static StrengthImportance 2.0Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
- Reaction TimeImportance 1.9Level 0.9
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.9Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Use a screwdriver to twist in a screw
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.8Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Drive on a familiar road on a cloudy day
- Finger DexterityImportance 1.6Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.6Level 0.8
- Night VisionImportance 1.5Level 0.6
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.5Level 0.6
- Rate ControlImportance 1.5Level 0.5Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
- StaminaImportance 1.5Level 0.5Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.4Level 0.4
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.4Level 0.4
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.4Level 0.4
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.4Level 0.4
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.3Level —
- Manual DexterityImportance 1.1Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 4.6Level 6.0Level 7 looks like: Analyze the cost of medical care services for all hospitals in the country
- Working with ComputersImportance 4.5Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Getting InformationImportance 4.4Level 5.9
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.4Level 6.0Level 7 looks like: Make the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
- Processing InformationImportance 4.4Level 5.9
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 4.3Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.3Level 5.8
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 4.2Level 5.6
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- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 4.1Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 4.1Level 5.7
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 4.1Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.0Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 4.0Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 4.0Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 4.0Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.9Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 3.9Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 3.9Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 3.7Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 3.7Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.7Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 3.6Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.5Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 3.5Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Make a sales pitch to convince others to buy a product
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 3.4Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 3.4Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 3.3Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 3.2Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 3.1Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 2.8Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 2.8Level 2.8
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 2.8Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 2.7Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 2.7Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 2.6Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 2.5Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Operate a drilling rig
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 2.4Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Interview candidates for a sales position and make hiring recommendations
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 2.1Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.9Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 1.8Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.8Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
27 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
Hot (11)
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Oracle PeopleSoft
- SAS
- Structured query language SQL
- Tableau
Other tools (16)
- Best Linear Unbiased Prediction BLUP
- Cowculator
- COWGAME
- DAGRIS
- Database software
- Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequence analysis software
- Domestic Animal Diversity Information Service DAD-IS
- Email software
- FEEDLOT CALC
- Master Ration Calculator
- Nutrition Balance Analyzer NUTBAL
- Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals OMIA
- Oracle HRIS
- VSNi ASReml
- VSNi GenStat
- Web browser software
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Average difference 0.1 points · Monitoring −0.5, Operation and Control +0.4
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Average difference 0.2 points · Coordination +0.7, Science −0.6
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Average difference 0.2 points · Operations Analysis −0.8, Coordination +0.7
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Average difference 0.2 points · Systems Evaluation +0.6, Mathematics +0.5
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Average difference 0.2 points · Instructing +0.8, Operations Analysis −0.7
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