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Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
Grows food and runs the businesses and science behind it.
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Agriculture careers range from running a farm to agronomy, animal science, food science, equipment sales and farm lending. Farmers today use GPS, drones and data as much as tractors.
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High school courses that build toward it
- Agriculture and Natural Resources · Career and Technical
Builds growing food and raising animals, which this job uses.
- Pre-Algebra · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
- Biology · Science
Builds biology, which this job uses.
- Physical Education · Health and PE
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.