Livestock Worker 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 50000
- Class code
- 50000
- Pay scale group
- ST 02
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Livestock Worker 1 is $32,724 to $47,863 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 50000.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 03/12/2014.
What the state says the job is
This is manual work in general farm activities or specialized animal care and custody. An employee in this job is responsible for performing a variety of manual tasks in accordance with specific instructions or a well-established routine. Work involves general farming or specialized tasks in connection with caring for livestock and poultry and obtaining samples from livestock or racehorses. Work may also include assisting a higher-level supervisor or professional with the administration of drugs, collection of samples and recording of data. Work is subject to general supervision through observation or inspection.
Examples of the work
Feeds, waters, and otherwise cares for hogs, cattle or poultry and cleans stables, pens and sheds. Verifies the identity of the racehorses and other livestock through tattoo identification, ear tag number, and/or the comparison of records and photos. Independently collects animal urine, saliva, and feces samples for testing. Prepares and packages diagnostic specimens for laboratory testing. Assists a Veterinarian or Veterinary Medical Field Officer by restraining animals as the veterinarian collects blood or tissue samples for various tests, administers drugs and biologicals, and conducts examinations. Sanitizes, maintains, and cares for equipment utilized in the performance of duties.
Minimum qualifications
Experience in general farm work; and such training as may have been gained through completion of the eighth school grade; or An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.