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Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers

Role Overview

Plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural establishments. May hire, train, and supervise farm workers or contract for services to carry out the day-to-day activities of the managed operation. May engage in or supervise planting, cultivating, harvesting, and financial and marketing activities. Excludes “First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers” (45-1011).

Recommended Majors

Agricultural Business and Management, General. Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations. Farm/Farm and Ranch Management. Agricultural Business and Management, Other. Agricultural Production Operations, General. Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production. Aquaculture. Crop Production. Dairy Husbandry and Production. Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management. Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture. Apiculture. Agricultural Production Operations, Other. Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General. Ornamental Horticulture. Greenhouse Operations and Management. Plant Nursery Operations and Management. Public Horticulture. Urban and Community Horticulture. Animal Sciences, General. Agricultural Animal Breeding. Animal Health. Animal Nutrition. Dairy Science. Livestock Management. Poultry Science. Animal Sciences, Other. Viticulture and Enology. Plant Sciences, General. Agronomy and Crop Science. Horticultural Science. Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management. Range Science and Management. Anthrozoology.

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Salary by State (top paying)

State	Median salary
California	$107,780
Maine	$104,000
Iowa	$100,350
Pennsylvania	$97,440
Florida	$94,990
Wisconsin	$94,100
Montana	$92,760
Illinois	$90,370
Washington	$89,450
Maryland	$88,770
Oregon	$88,620
Massachusetts	$88,290
Minnesota	$85,060
Michigan	$83,990
Virginia	$79,770

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Median Annual Salary

$87,980

Projected Growth (10yr)

+-1.3%

Avg. annual openings

85.5k

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