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Occupation AtlasAnimal Breeders

O*NET · 45-2021.00

Animal Breeders

Select and breed animals according to their genealogy, characteristics, and offspring. May require knowledge of artificial insemination techniques and equipment use. May involve keeping records on heats, birth intervals, or pedigree.

Also called AI Technician · Animal Breeder · Animal Husbandman · Animal Husbandry Technician · Animal Technician · Artificial Insemination Technician (AI Technician) · Artificial Inseminator · Aviculturist
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Job Zone 2 — Some Preparation NeededHolland code RCI35 skills on file

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Job Zone

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  5. 5

Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed

Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.

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

RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order

  • R Realistic6.36
  • C Conventional3.58
  • I Investigative3.40
  • S Social2.38
  • E Enterprising2.00
  • A Artistic1.45

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.

  • High School Diploma or the equivalent86%
  • Post-Secondary Certificate6%
  • Some College Courses5%
  • Bachelor's Degree3%
Related work experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (47%)
On-site or in-plant training
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months (28%)
On-the-job training
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months (52%)

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.

  • Critical Thinkingbasic3.33.3Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Active Listeningbasic3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Take a customer's order
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Decide how scheduling a break will affect work flow
  • Monitoringbasic3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Proofread and correct a letter
  • Complex Problem Solving3.02.9Level 2 looks like: Lay out tools to complete a job
  • Sciencebasic3.02.9Level 2 looks like: Conduct standard tests to determine soil quality
  • Active Learningbasic3.02.8Level 2 looks like: Think about the implications of a news article for job opportunities
  • Speakingbasic3.02.8Level 2 looks like: Greet tourists and explain tourist attractions
  • Reading Comprehensionbasic2.92.9Level 2 looks like: Read step-by-step instructions for completing a form
  • Operations Monitoring2.92.8Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
  • Time Management2.82.8Level 2 looks like: Keep a monthly calendar of appointments
  • Writingbasic2.82.8Level 2 looks like: Write down a guest's order at a restaurant
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  • Quality Control Analysis2.62.8Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
  • Operation and Control2.62.6Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
  • Social Perceptiveness2.62.4Level 2 looks like: Notice that customers are angry because they have been waiting too long
  • Coordination2.52.3Level 2 looks like: Schedule appointments for a medical clinic
  • Persuasion2.42.4Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
  • Systems Analysis2.42.3Level 2 looks like: Determine how loss of a team member will affect the completion of a job
  • Service Orientation2.42.1Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
  • Mathematicsbasic2.12.1Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
  • Learning Strategiesbasic2.12.0Level 2 looks like: Learn a different method of completing a task from a coworker
  • Systems Evaluation2.11.9Level 2 looks like: Determine why estimates for the time to complete a task are overly optimistic
  • Management of Financial Resources2.11.6Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
  • Management of Material Resources2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
  • Management of Personnel Resources2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
  • Troubleshooting2.01.6Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
  • Instructing1.91.6Level 2 looks like: Instruct a new employee in the use of a timekeeping system
  • Negotiation1.81.5Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
  • Operations Analysis1.61.3Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
  • Programming1.50.5
  • Equipment Selection1.40.5
  • Technology Design1.3—
  • Equipment Maintenance1.0—
  • Installation1.0—
  • Repairing1.0—

Tasks

9 core · 12 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.4.8
  2. Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary.4.7
  3. Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.4.5
  4. Purchase and stock supplies of feed and medicines.4.4
  5. Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.4.3
  6. Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics.4.3
  7. Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.4.0
  8. Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.4.0
  9. Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.3.9
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  1. Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.4.5
  2. Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants.4.5
  3. Bathe and groom animals.4.3
  4. Exercise animals to keep them in healthy condition.4.3
  5. Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.4.0
  6. Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety.4.0
  7. Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger.3.9
  8. Clip or shear hair on animals.3.6
  9. Exhibit animals at shows.3.1
  10. Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration.3.1
  11. Measure specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes, and insert syringes into inseminating guns.2.9
  12. Examine semen microscopically to assess and record density and motility of gametes, and dilute semen with prescribed diluents, according to formulas.2.7

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Customer and Personal Service4.25.0Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
  • Sales and Marketing3.94.8Level 4 looks like: Introduce clients to a new line of products
  • Administration and Management3.54.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
  • Biology3.33.4Level 4 looks like: Investigate the effects of pollution on marine plants and animals
  • Mathematics3.23.7Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
  • Administrative3.14.0Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
  • Production and Processing2.93.3Level 4 looks like: Supervise an appliance assembly line
  • English Language2.83.0Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
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  • Economics and Accounting2.73.6Level 4 looks like: Develop financial investment programs for individual clients
  • Mechanical2.73.0Level 4 looks like: Replace a valve on a steam pipe
  • Computers and Electronics2.63.1Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
  • Education and Training2.62.5Level 1 looks like: Show someone how to bowl
  • Chemistry2.53.0Level 4 looks like: Use the proper concentration of chlorine to purify a water source
  • Transportation2.52.5Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
  • Food Production2.41.9Level 1 looks like: Grow herbs in the kitchen
  • Medicine and Dentistry2.42.5Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
  • Building and Construction2.22.4Level 1 looks like: Choose the proper type of wood for adding a deck onto a house
  • Law and Government2.22.1Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
  • Public Safety and Security2.21.9Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
  • Communications and Media2.12.0Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
  • Engineering and Technology2.02.0Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
  • Design1.81.4Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
  • Geography1.81.6Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
  • Personnel and Human Resources1.81.4Level 1 looks like: Fill out a medical claim form
  • Psychology1.81.6Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
  • Telecommunications1.81.3Level 1 looks like: Send an email
  • Sociology and Anthropology1.71.4Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
  • Physics1.61.3Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
  • Foreign Language1.3—
  • History and Archeology1.3—
  • Therapy and Counseling1.3—
  • Fine Arts1.1—
  • Philosophy and Theology1.1—

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Near Vision3.53.1Level 2 looks like: Read indicators on the dashboard of a car
  • Category Flexibility3.13.0Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Deductive Reasoning3.13.1Level 2 looks like: Know that a stalled car can coast downhill
  • Problem Sensitivity3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Recognize that an unplugged lamp won't work
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
  • Far Vision3.02.9Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
  • Finger Dexterity3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Attach small dials to audio equipment on an assembly line
  • Inductive Reasoning3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Decide what to wear based on the weather report
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  • Information Ordering3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Multilimb Coordination3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
  • Oral Comprehension3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Speech Clarity3.02.9
  • Static Strength3.02.9
  • Trunk Strength3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Manual Dexterity2.92.8
  • Oral Expression2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Place an order at a restaurant drive-thru
  • Speech Recognition2.92.5Level 2 looks like: Recognize the voice of a coworker
  • Written Comprehension2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Understand signs on the highway
  • Flexibility of Closure2.82.8Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
  • Control Precision2.62.8Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
  • Dynamic Strength2.62.5Level 2 looks like: Use pruning shears to trim a bush
  • Perceptual Speed2.62.6Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Stamina2.62.1Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
  • Written Expression2.62.1Level 1 looks like: Write a note to remind someone to take food out of the freezer
  • Extent Flexibility2.52.5Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
  • Selective Attention2.52.3Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • Visualization2.52.5Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
  • Mathematical Reasoning2.42.0Level 1 looks like: Determine how much 20 oranges will cost when they are priced at 5 for 4 dollars
  • Visual Color Discrimination2.42.1Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
  • Gross Body Coordination2.32.1Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
  • Gross Body Equilibrium2.31.8Level 2 looks like: Stand on a ladder
  • Speed of Closure2.31.9
  • Depth Perception2.12.1Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
  • Number Facility2.12.1Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Auditory Attention2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Fluency of Ideas2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Name four different uses for a screwdriver
  • Hearing Sensitivity2.02.0Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Response Orientation2.02.0Level 2 looks like: When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
  • Speed of Limb Movement2.01.9Level 2 looks like: Saw through a thin piece of wood
  • Originality1.91.9Level 2 looks like: Use a credit card to open a locked door
  • Rate Control1.91.6Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
  • Reaction Time1.91.6Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
  • Time Sharing1.91.8Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
  • Explosive Strength1.81.1Level 2 looks like: Hit a nail with a hammer
  • Memorization1.81.5Level 1 looks like: Remember the number on your bus to be sure you get back on the right one
  • Spatial Orientation1.81.3Level 2 looks like: Use the floor plan to locate a store in a mall
  • Wrist-Finger Speed1.80.9
  • Sound Localization1.61.0Level 2 looks like: Listen to a sound system to determine which speaker is working
  • Glare Sensitivity1.50.9
  • Night Vision1.40.5
  • Peripheral Vision1.40.5
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.1—

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events4.13.9Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Performing General Physical Activities4.14.1Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
  • Documenting/Recording Information3.82.3Level 1 looks like: Record the weight of a patient during a routine health exam
  • Handling and Moving Objects3.84.7Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
  • Getting Information3.62.9
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems3.53.5Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings3.53.9Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships3.43.9Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
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  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People3.13.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Processing Information3.12.7
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards3.02.5Level 1 looks like: Review forms for completeness
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials3.02.3Level 1 looks like: Check that doors to building are locked
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work3.02.6
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge3.02.8
  • Working with Computers3.01.7Level 1 looks like: Enter employee information into a database
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates2.82.3Level 1 looks like: Write brief messages to others
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources2.82.2Level 1 looks like: Work as a server responsible for keeping track of utensils
  • Scheduling Work and Activities2.82.7
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies2.72.5Level 1 looks like: Plan the holiday schedule for an airline workforce
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information2.71.9Level 1 looks like: Estimate the size of household furniture to be shipped
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others2.72.8
  • Selling or Influencing Others2.72.9
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization2.62.8
  • Assisting and Caring for Others2.52.2Level 1 looks like: Help a coworker complete an assignment
  • Controlling Machines and Processes2.51.6Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment2.51.6Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
  • Performing Administrative Activities2.52.2Level 1 looks like: Complete routine paperwork
  • Training and Teaching Others2.51.8Level 1 looks like: Give coworkers brief instructions on a simple procedural change
  • Analyzing Data or Information2.31.1Level 1 looks like: Skim a short article to gather the main point
  • Coaching and Developing Others2.31.6Level 1 looks like: Show a coworker how to operate a piece of equipment
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others2.31.1Level 1 looks like: Interpret a blood pressure reading
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public2.32.1Level 1 looks like: Check tickets at a concert
  • Thinking Creatively2.32.1Level 1 looks like: Change the spacing on a printed report
  • Developing and Building Teams2.21.3Level 1 looks like: Encourage two coworkers to stick with a tough assignment
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others2.22.3Level 1 looks like: Apologize to a customer who complains about waiting too long
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates1.91.0Level 1 looks like: Work occasionally as a backup supervisor
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment1.81.0Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others1.71.0Level 1 looks like: Exchange information during a shift change
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment1.60.7Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
  • Staffing Organizational Units1.60.6Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment1.5—

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • Freedom to Make Decisions4.9
  • Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.8
  • Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions4.3
  • Consequence of Error3.7
  • Outdoors, Under Cover3.6
  • Spend Time Standing3.5
  • Telephone Conversations3.5
  • Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results3.4
  • Contact With Others3.3
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate3.3

Technology

22 tools

Software 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 (12)

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
Other tools (10)
  • Breedtrak
  • Email software
  • KinTraks
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Questionmark Perception
  • Respondus
  • Reudink Software ZooEasy
  • VSN International GenStat
  • Winners Programs BirdStud
  • Winners Programs Uni-Stud

Related occupations

O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.

  1. Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
  2. Animal Caretakers
  3. Animal Trainers
  4. Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
  5. Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
  6. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
  7. Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
  8. Agricultural Technicians
  9. First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
  10. Animal Control Workers

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