Compare careers

Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.

Career A (or your current career)

Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers

Career B (or your target career)

Farm Labor Contractors

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Comparison table

MetricFarmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural ManagersFarm Labor Contractors
National median salary$89,900$58,460
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment6,500310
Typical educationNot recordedNot recorded
Job zone42
Important skillsActive Listening, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Complex Problem SolvingSpeaking, Management of Personnel Resources, Coordination, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making
Related careersFarm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians, Biofuels Processing Technicians, Animal Breeders, Industrial Production ManagersFirst-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers, Farm and Home Management Educators

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

100%

9 of 9 target skills

Target-only skills

0

Current-only skills

10

Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.

Shared skills

  • Speaking
  • Active Listening
  • Coordination
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Monitoring
  • Time Management
  • Critical Thinking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Social Perceptiveness

Only in Farm Labor Contractors

  • None

Only in Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Active Learning
  • Writing
  • Persuasion
  • Negotiation
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Systems Analysis
  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Systems Evaluation