Livestock Jobs

All farms fall into one of two categories: crops or livestock. While some “crop” farms (like dairy farms or apiaries) do raise animals, the focus on move livestock farms is raising the animal for their meat. There are three main types of livestock farms in the United States: poultry (mostly chickens), beef (cattle), and pork (hogs).

Other farms that raise animals for meat also exist, but the “big three” make up a large percentage of farms in the United States.



Livestock farms are moving quickly to keep up with the consumer demand for “free range” or “grass fed” meat, though consumers have to be careful about looking too deeply into these terms, since they aren’t strictly controlled by the USDA for every kind of livestock. Many farms, however, are realizing the benefits to entering these markets, so farms include both indoor and outdoor pens and cages. If you want to work on a livestock farm, be aware that your time could be spent indoors or outdoors.


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