Hog+Farmer

national:minimum wage to 64,780 a year || ﻿ ||
 * **Category ** || **Explanation ** || **EXTRA REQUIRMENT ** ||
 * Tasks || Monitoring equipment,, feeding livestock, maintaining machinery, and supervising laborers. ||  ||
 * Tools & Technology || Hand sprayers, veterinary equipment, repair equipment. they can have to buy their own tools or they will have them provided, it varies from situation to situation. ||  ||
 * Knowledge || Yes, it requires a great deal of precision with controls on machinery; it also requires knowledge with repairing machinery. ||  ||
 * Skills / Abilities || Yes, it requires a great deal of precision with controls on machinery; it also requires knowledge with repairing machinery. ||  ||
 * Work Context || various hog farms in eastern nc and west of the great lakes area || media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=nc+hog+farms&aq=&sll=34.193158,-77.890642&sspn=0.137162,0.22007&ie=UTF8&hq=hog+farms&hnear=North+Carolina&ll=35.513898,-78.678373&spn=1.838206,2.260572&output=embed" width="425" height="350" ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Education || <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">completing high school is generally good enough, but a degree in business or finance can give you a major edge. ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Related Occupations || <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">crop farming, livestock farming, horticulture, and aquaculture. ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Wages & Employment || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">nc:minimum wage to 62,000 a year
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Additional Information || <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">the job is both physical and mental strain, you must be able to communicate well, be very precise with controls, and have diverse knowledge of machines. You must also be able to exert maximum strength for extended amounts of time, and have very good reflexes. #112 ||  ||

media type="youtube" key="cmshfLAdABE" height="349" width="425" __Career Reflection__ This job requires a very different kind of person than any other occupation for several reasons. One of these is that hog farming is really only practical in eastern North Carolina and the central northern area of the United States. Another thing that is required of a worker is that they are able to work very long hours, including on weekends and most holidays. Again, a hog farmer must be ok with the lack of status that farming comes with. A hog farmer cannot have many allergies or have any problems working outdoors or working with machinery. This is also a very hazardous job, so a worker cannot be very paranoid or nervous. You also have to be highly motivated, as waiting around until you absolutely have to do something can, and probably will, result in the worker being fired. So, hog farming can be a very rewarding job, but it requires very long hours, lots of health hazards, low pay, and relatively low status. It is however, a good job because of a workers schedule flexibility and the feeling of accomplishment that comes with doing something that you can directly see the results of. You also have a very high chance of promotion because in most cases, a good worker is almost always rewarded immediately with a raise or promotion. This job is very location specific, and it can be difficult to find a job in this field. You must also be a special kind of person to do the work required. In essence, it Can be either a very satisfying job, or total misery, all depending on who you are and what you want from your job.