Farm and ranch workers
By Kade Zishka

OVERVIEW

• For crops you Plow, plant, fertilize, and harvest them and sell the crops.
• For animals you feed, water, and take care when sick and when they are older you can sell them.

GENRAL WORK ACT.

• Handle and move objects
• Operate vehicles or mechanized equipment
• Inspect equipment, structures, or materials
• Repair and maintain mechanical equipment
• Control machines and processes

HELFUL HIGHSCHOOL CLASSES

• Agricultural Production
• Driver Education

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Operate and control equipment, because if you can't you can struggle getting crops or feeding animals.
• Watch gauges, dials, and output to make sure a machine is working properly, because if you don't you could break you machine.i

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Use their hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls
• Stand for long periods of time

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Often work in enclosed and open vehicles or equipment
• are exposed to very bright or dim lighting

PREPARATION

• High school diploma
• complete short-term, on the job training; and have a driver's license if you are required to drive oa truck

SALARY

• In southwest Minnesota for crops is $32,380
• In Minnesota for animals is $28,920

I picked this career because I don't like alot of people and my grandpa is a famer and I enjoy helping him