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Animal Scientists

Conduct research in the genetics, nutrition, reproduction, growth, and development of domestic farm animals.

US jobs
3,100
Median wage
$68,940 a year
Job family
Science and research

Can agents do the work of animal scientists?

We read the evidence for the whole job family, Science and research: Some tasks (no change in 12 months)

Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.

Evidence: CORE-Bench, declared solved.

0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.

  • 48%Research agricultural processes or practicesNot measured
  • 14%Present research or technical informationNot measured
  • 13%Develop operational or technical procedures or standardsNot measured
  • 13%Advise others on business or operational mattersNot measured
  • 6%Research biological or ecological phenomenaNot measured
  • 5%Care for plants or animalsNot measured

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in science and research, not always this occupation's tasks.

Direct evidence

Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.

  • CORE-Benchby Princeton UniversityTask level · CORE-Bench-Hard accuracy (public test set)
    95.5%Claude Code + Claude Opus 4.5 (after manual regrading) · 3 Dec 2025
    Solved

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Study nutritional requirements of animals and nutritive values of animal feed materials.
  • Write up or orally communicate research findings to the scientific community, producers, and the public.
  • Develop improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, or parasite and disease control of animals.
  • Advise producers about improved products and techniques that could enhance their animal production efforts.
  • Conduct research concerning animal nutrition, breeding, or management to improve products or processes.
  • Study effects of management practices, processing methods, feed, or environmental conditions on quality and quantity of animal products, such as eggs and milk.
  • Research and control animal selection and breeding practices to increase production efficiency and improve animal quality.
  • Determine genetic composition of animal populations and heritability of traits, using principles of genetics.
  • Crossbreed animals with existing strains or cross strains to obtain new combinations of desirable characteristics.
Other job titles for this occupation (27)

Animal Nutrition Consultant · Animal Nutritionist · Animal Scientist · Beef Cattle Nutritionist · Beef Cattle Specialist · Companion Animal Nutritionist · Dairy Nutrition Consultant · Dairy Research Nutritionist · Research Scientist · Scientist · Animal Anatomist · Animal Behaviorist · Animal Biologist · Animal Geneticist · Bacteriologist · Behaviorist · Dairy Bacteriologist · Dairy Nutrition Specialist · Dairy Scientist · Nutrition Partner · Nutrition Specialist · Poultry Scientist · Sericulturist · Swine Extension Field Specialist · Swine Genetics Researcher · Swine Nutritionist · Swine Specialist