Careers · Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals · New Mexico
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals in New Mexico
Farmworkers care for live animals on farms, ranches, and aquacultural operations. They feed, water, and monitor cattle, sheep, swine, horses, poultry, fish, and other animals raised for meat, dairy, eggs, fur, or other products In New Mexico the median pay is $36,400 a year, 1% below the national median of $36,670.
$36,400median pay in New Mexico, per year
$25,360–$47,370middle half earn
330employed in New Mexico
$36,670U.S. median, for comparison
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What it takes
Preparation: Some preparation (usually high school; some on-the-job training). Most hold a certificate or training program.
Skills that matter most
Critical ThinkingMonitoringActive ListeningOperations MonitoringOperation and ControlJudgment and Decision MakingReading ComprehensionSpeaking
Knowledge areas
Production and ProcessingBiologyAdministration and ManagementEnglish LanguageMechanicalFood Production
Full profile, interests that fit, certifications and training: Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals.
Licenses and training in New Mexico
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals pay in other states
Alaska · $50,450West Virginia · $48,460Hawaii · $47,050Minnesota · $46,020Washington · $45,370Maine · $42,170Maryland · $41,760Vermont · $40,730Idaho · $40,580North Dakota · $40,320
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Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
O*NET-SOC 45-2093.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, New Mexico, annual.