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Farm and Home Management Educators

Grows food and runs the businesses and science behind it.

Typical education to startMaster's degree
Job outlook2025–2035: -3%
Median pay$60,220 a year (2025)
Interest codeSIR Social, Investigative, Realistic

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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

  • Physical Education · Health and PE

    Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.

  • English 10 · English

    Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.

  • Child Development · Career and Technical

    Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.

  • Biology · Science

    Builds biology, which this job uses.

  • Computer Science Principles · Computer Science

    Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.

  • Pre-Algebra · Math

    Builds math, 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.

Farm and Home Management Educators on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.