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Minor group 632
PSOC Minor group 632 — Subsistence livestock farmers (2026)
Subsistence livestock farmers breed, raise and tend livestock in order to provide food, shelter and a minimum of cash income for themselves and their households. Their tasks include: a) cultivating pastures, or managing grazing lands, and monitoring feed and water supplies needed to maintain condition of livestock; b) monitoring and examining animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical condition; c) grooming and marking animals and shearing coats to collect hair or wool; d) herding or leading livestock to pastures, grazing land and water supplies; e) raising, tending, feeding and milking animals or draining blood from them; f) breeding animals and helping with animal births; g) slaughtering and skinning animals and preparing them and their products for consumption or sale; h) carrying out some processing of animal products; i) building and maintaining makeshift houses and other shelters for own use; j) making tools, clothes and utensils for use by the household; k) fetching water and gathering firewood; l) buying, bartering and selling animals and some products. Examples of the occupations classified here: Subsistence cattle farmer, Slaughterers Some related occupations classified elsewhere: Livestock farm laborer - 9212, Mixed crop and livestock farm laborers - 9213, Water and firewood collector – 9624
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What this code covers
Subsistence livestock farmers breed, raise and tend livestock in order to provide food, shelter and a minimum of cash income for themselves and their households. Their tasks include: a) cultivating pastures, or managing grazing lands, and monitoring feed and water supplies needed to maintain condition of livestock; b) monitoring and examining animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical condition; c) grooming and marking animals and shearing coats to collect hair or wool; d) herding or leading livestock to pastures, grazing land and water supplies; e) raising, tending, feeding and milking animals or draining blood from them; f) breeding animals and helping with animal births; g) slaughtering and skinning animals and preparing them and their products for consumption or sale; h) carrying out some processing of animal products; i) building and maintaining makeshift houses and other shelters for own use; j) making tools, clothes and utensils for use by the household; k) fetching water and gathering firewood; l) buying, bartering and selling animals and some products. Examples of the occupations classified here: Subsistence cattle farmer, Slaughterers Some related occupations classified elsewhere: Livestock farm laborer - 9212, Mixed crop and livestock farm laborers - 9213, Water and firewood collector – 9624
Administrative context
Where this code is used
Use this minor group when the occupation wording needs to sit under Subsistence farmers, fishers, hunters and gatherers.
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Compare the nearby children: Subsistence livestock farmers.
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What does PSOC 632 cover?
Subsistence livestock farmers breed, raise and tend livestock in order to provide food, shelter and a minimum of cash income for themselves and their households. Their tasks include: a) cultivating pastures, or managing grazing lands, and monitoring feed and water supplies needed to maintain condition of livestock; b) monitoring and examining animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical condition; c) grooming and marking animals and shearing coats to collect hair or wool; d) herding or leading livestock to pastures, grazing land and water supplies; e) raising, tending, feeding and milking animals or draining blood from them; f) breeding animals and helping with animal births; g) slaughtering and skinning animals and preparing them and their products for consumption or sale; h) carrying out some processing of animal products; i) building and maintaining makeshift houses and other shelters for own use; j) making tools, clothes and utensils for use by the household; k) fetching water and gathering firewood; l) buying, bartering and selling animals and some products. Examples of the occupations classified here: Subsistence cattle farmer, Slaughterers Some related occupations classified elsewhere: Livestock farm laborer - 9212, Mixed crop and livestock farm laborers - 9213, Water and firewood collector – 9624
Where is PSOC 632 used in practice?
Use this minor group when the occupation wording needs to sit under Subsistence farmers, fishers, hunters and gatherers.
How do I choose PSOC 632 over nearby options?
Compare the nearby children: Subsistence livestock farmers.