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Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$89,900
United States, 2025
Employment
6,500
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career 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.
- O*NET code
- 11-9013.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Not recorded
Typical tasks
- Analyze market conditions to determine acreage allocations.
- Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.
- Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display or exhibition, or for research.
- Direct and monitor trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques.
- Direct and monitor the transfer of mature fish to lakes, ponds, streams, or commercial tanks.
- Determine how to allocate resources and to respond to unanticipated problems, such as insect infestation, drought, and fire.
- Determine plant growing conditions, such as greenhouses, hydroponics, or natural settings, and set planting and care schedules.
- Devise and participate in activities to improve fish hatching and growth rates, and to prevent disease in hatcheries.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$54,320
25th percentile
$66,300
75th percentile
$118,860
90th percentile
$160,020
Most important skills
- Active Listening3.9
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Reading Comprehension3.8
- Management of Personnel Resources3.6
- Speaking3.6
- Complex Problem Solving3.6
- Judgment and Decision Making3.5
- Coordination3.5
- Monitoring3.4
- Social Perceptiveness3.4
- Time Management3.4
- Active Learning3.4
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Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 19 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
19
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 3.8 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Active Listening | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Speaking | 3.6 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.5 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Coordination | 3.5 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Monitoring | 3.4 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Time Management | 3.4 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.6 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.6 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.4 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Active Learning | 3.4 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Writing | 3.3 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Persuasion | 3.1 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Negotiation | 3.1 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Management of Financial Resources | 3.0 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napa, CA | $158,660 | 150 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $142,560 | 70 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | $126,170 | 40 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $125,070 | — | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $123,340 | 130 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | $122,630 | 90 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | $120,570 | 40 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $111,470 | 60 | 2025 |
| NE | $111,460 | 200 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $110,840 | 50 | 2025 |
| MT | $110,250 | 30 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | $109,630 | 60 | 2025 |
| CA | $109,140 | 1,650 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | $109,140 | 60 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $108,310 | 90 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $108,290 | 30 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | $107,990 | 60 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | $104,600 | 200 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | $103,420 | 30 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $103,260 | 80 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.