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First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

Grows food and runs the businesses and science behind it.

Typical education to startHigh school diploma or equivalent

Job outlook2025–2035: +4%

Median pay$59,320 a year (2025)

Interest codeERC Enterprising, Realistic, Conventional

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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

Foods and Culinary · Career and Technical
Builds how things are made, which this job uses.
Physical Education · Health and PE
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
Pre-Algebra · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, 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.

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.

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.