Market-oriented skilled agricultural and animal husbandry workers

Animal producers not elsewhere classified: how to get into this work

Also called: Crocodile farmer, Fur farmer (non-domesticated animals), Game bird breeder, Ostrich farmer, Snail breeder

This unit group covers market-oriented animal producers not classified elsewhere in Minor Group 612: Animal Producers. For instance, the group includes those engaged in breeding, raising and tending non-domesticated mammals, game and other birds (except poultry), snails, snakes and other reptiles, as well as various insects and animals used for laboratory tests, for sale or delivery on a regular basis to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations, zoos and circuses, or at markets.

Main tasks

Monitoring market activity and conditions, determining kinds and amounts of products to produce, and planning and coordinating production accordingly
Raising, feeding and tending animals
Monitoring and examining animals to detect illness, injury or disease, and to check physical condition such as rate of weight gain
Performing duties related to animal reproduction, such as breeding, artificial insemination and helping with animal births
Renting or investing in, and maintaining and cleaning, buildings, machinery, equipment and structures
Slaughtering and skinning animals and preparing animal products for market
Storing and carrying out some processing of produce
Promoting and marketing products, arranging the sale, purchase and transportation of stock, produce and supplies, and maintaining and evaluating records of activities and transactions
Training and supervising workers in animal care procedures, maintenance duties and health and safety precautions

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: HK$15,500 a month
About 387,500 people in 2025, and about 403,200 projected by 2028. (+4.1%)
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

Animal producers not elsewhere classified: do you need a degree for this work?

Usually not. Only 6% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Animal producers not elsewhere classified: will AI change this work?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Census and Statistics Department (2021 Population Census): 2021 Population Census, Interactive Data Dissemination Service: working population by occupation (38 groups) and sex, age, education, income; median income and field of education (9 groups) (2021 Population Census), retrieved 4 October 2026
Census and Statistics Department (General Household Survey): Median monthly employment earnings by occupation (9 groups), excluding foreign domestic helpers (Table 210-06317A); employed persons by occupation, age and sex (210-06307A) and by industry (210-06308A) (2025 annual (series to 2026-07)), retrieved 4 October 2026
Labour and Welfare Bureau; tables published by C&SD: Mid-term Update of Manpower Projection to 2028: supplementary statistical tables (5 occupation groups, 17 selected industries) (2025 to 2028 (published 2026-09)), retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026