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First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers — Career Decision Dashboard

United States

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Median annual wage

$59,320

United States, 2025

Employment

27,960

United States, 2025

Typical education

Bachelor's Degree

Job Zone 3

Skills identified

35

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Career overview

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of agricultural, forestry, aquacultural, and related workers.

O*NET code
45-1011.00
Job zone
3
Experience required
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

Typical tasks

  • Assign tasks such as feeding and treatment of animals, and cleaning and maintenance of animal quarters.
  • Record the numbers and types of fish or shellfish reared, harvested, released, sold, and shipped.
  • Monitor workers to ensure that safety regulations are followed, warning or disciplining those who violate safety regulations.
  • Observe animals for signs of illness, injury, or unusual behavior, notifying veterinarians or managers as warranted.
  • Observe fish and beds or ponds to detect diseases, monitor fish growth, determine quality of fish, or determine completeness of harvesting.
  • Train workers in tree felling or bucking, operation of tractors or loading machines, yarding or loading techniques, or safety regulations.
  • Treat animal illnesses or injuries, following experience or instructions of veterinarians.
  • Train workers in spawning, rearing, cultivating, and harvesting methods, and in the use of equipment.

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Salary analysis — United States

$38,990
10th
$46,670
25th
$59,320
Median
$75,290
75th
$91,770
90th

10th percentile

$38,990

25th percentile

$46,670

75th percentile

$75,290

90th percentile

$91,770

Most important skills

  • Critical Thinking3.8
  • Coordination3.8
  • Monitoring3.6
  • Speaking3.6
  • Reading Comprehension3.5
  • Time Management3.5
  • Management of Personnel Resources3.5
  • Operations Monitoring3.4
  • Social Perceptiveness3.4
  • Active Listening3.4
  • Instructing3.4
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.3

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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 22 identified skills

Matched

0

Missing

22

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Skills to develop

SkillImportanceRequired levelYour levelGap
Monitoring3.64.0Not selected4.0
Critical Thinking3.83.8Not selected3.8
Coordination3.83.8Not selected3.8
Speaking3.63.8Not selected3.8
Reading Comprehension3.53.6Not selected3.6
Management of Personnel Resources3.53.6Not selected3.6
Time Management3.53.5Not selected3.5
Social Perceptiveness3.43.5Not selected3.5
Active Listening3.43.5Not selected3.5
Instructing3.43.4Not selected3.4
Learning Strategies3.33.4Not selected3.4
Writing3.13.5Not selected3.5
Judgment and Decision Making3.33.3Not selected3.3
Operations Monitoring3.43.1Not selected3.1
Complex Problem Solving3.33.1Not selected3.1
Active Learning3.03.4Not selected3.4
Persuasion3.03.3Not selected3.3
Quality Control Analysis3.13.1Not selected3.1
Negotiation3.03.1Not selected3.1
Operation and Control3.03.0Not selected3.0
Systems Evaluation3.02.8Not selected2.8
Systems Analysis3.02.8Not selected2.8

Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.

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How salary varies by location

LocationMedianEmploymentYear
Minneapolis, MN$92,5601102025
Indianapolis, IN$91,820502025
Coeur d'Alene, ID$82,040402025
MN$81,4802302025
Yuma, AZ$79,0402025
San Jose, CA$77,0701202025
Atlanta, GA$76,7601502025
Longview, WA$76,600302025
Bozeman, MT$75,860302025
IN$75,4602202025
San Francisco, CA$74,6901302025
Redding, CA$74,530502025
NH$74,420402025
Kennewick, WA$74,3701302025
Wenatchee, WA$74,3601102025
Napa, CA$73,5403502025
Los Angeles, CA$73,4805202025
Greeley, CO$73,080502025
Jacksonville, FL$71,260402025
GA$70,5607702025
All locations with published data

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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0.

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.