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      "title": "Egg Producer: job_overview",
      "summary": "An egg producer raises hens for egg production, collecting, cleaning, and packaging eggs for sale under cottage food regulations or commercial licensing, with median annual wages of $33,850 in the United States.",
      "body": "An egg producer raises hens for egg production, collecting, cleaning, and packaging eggs for sale under cottage food regulations or commercial licensing, with median annual wages of $33,850 in the United States.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine actually says:\n\n“Median wages: $33,850”\n\nNote: Egg production is classified as Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) in O*NET. BLS OOH pages returned 403 Forbidden, but O*NET provides the same BLS-sourced wage data. Subject to cottage food laws and commercial egg licensing requirements.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/45-2093.00",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-05",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine",
      "evidence_quote": "Median wages: $33,850",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1643-job-discovery-making-plants-and-garden-angle-boards",
      "subject": "Egg Producer",
      "topic": "job_overview",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "job": {
        "job_name": "Egg Producer",
        "category": "Plants and garden products",
        "what_it_is": "Raises laying hens for egg production, managing flock health, collecting eggs, and preparing them for sale under applicable regulations",
        "startup_cost": "Low to Medium ($1,000-$10,000 for small flock setup)",
        "skill_level": "Low to Medium",
        "typical_pay_range": "$27,450-$43,850",
        "pay_unit": "yearly",
        "where_to_find_work": "Farmers markets, roadside stands, CSA programs, local food co-ops",
        "adjacent_jobs": "Poultry Farmer, Livestock Worker, Cottage Food Operator, Value-Added Food Producer"
      },
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "money.payout"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    }
  ]
}