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Farm and Home Management Educators Salary in IA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Farm and Home Management Educators in IA have a median annual salary of $48,200, with 520 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $43,010 at the 10th percentile to $82,020 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$48,200

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$23.17

Employment

520

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$43,010
10th
$45,010
25th
$48,200
Median
$60,840
75th
$82,020
90th

Local compared with national

IA

$48,200

Median annual · 2025

United States

$60,220

Median annual · 2025

The IA median is 20.0% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $12,020).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 4.4
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 4.1
  3. 3.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  4. 4.WritingImportance 3.9
  5. 5.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.9
  6. 6.InstructingImportance 3.9
  7. 7.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.9
  8. 8.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.8
  9. 9.Active LearningImportance 3.8
  10. 10.Learning StrategiesImportance 3.8
  11. 11.CoordinationImportance 3.8
  12. 12.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.8

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Master's Degree
Experience
None
Job zone
5

Technology used

  • Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Geographic information system GIS software
  • Image editing software
  • Kahoot!
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Order management software
  • SAP software

Common tasks

  • Set and monitor production targets.
  • Advise farmers and demonstrate techniques in areas such as feeding and health maintenance of livestock, growing and harvesting practices, and financial planning.
  • Conduct classes or deliver lectures on subjects such as nutrition, home management, and farming techniques.
  • Collaborate with producers to diagnose and prevent management and production problems.
  • Research information requested by farmers.
  • Collect and evaluate data to determine community program needs.
  • Act as an advocate for farmers or farmers' groups.
  • Conduct field demonstrations of new products, techniques, or services.
  • Maintain records of services provided and the effects of advice given.
  • Prepare and distribute leaflets, pamphlets, and visual aids for educational and informational purposes.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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