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Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural establishments. May hire, train, and supervise farm workers or contract for services to carry out the day-to-day activities of the managed operation. May engage in or supervise planting, cultivating, harvesting, and financial and marketing activities.

AI exposure33 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation34
Freedom to set tasks88
Repeating the same tasks52
$89,900Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
-3.4%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (decline)BLS Employment Projections
69Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
72
Critical Thinking
63
72
Speaking
63
66
Judgment and Decision Making
63
63
Monitoring
63
60
Complex Problem Solving
62
66
Coordination
62
63
Active Learning
62
60
Reading Comprehension
61
69
Time Management
61
60
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
60
Writing
60
56
Learning Strategies
58
47
Instructing
58
47
Systems Analysis
57
50
Systems Evaluation
56
50
Service Orientation
56
47
Persuasion
54
53
Mathematics
53
47
Negotiation
52
53
Science
52
41
Management of Personnel Resources
50
66
Operations Analysis
49
28
Installation
48
0
Management of Financial Resources
47
50
Quality Control Analysis
47
47
Management of Material Resources
47
47
Equipment Maintenance
47
38
Troubleshooting
47
38
Equipment Selection
47
35
Technology Design
47
22
Operations Monitoring
46
53
Repairing
46
35
Programming
45
22
Operation and Control
43
41

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

89/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
5%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Active Learning, Service Orientation

87/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
5%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Writing, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving

84/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$175,140
10-yr growth
+15.8%
Skill gap
10%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation, Writing

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$141,900
10-yr growth
+4.9%
Skill gap
4%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Writing, Negotiation, Speaking, Reading Comprehension

81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$123,860
10-yr growth
+24.2%
Skill gap
18%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Instructing, Service Orientation, Writing

81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$167,220
10-yr growth
+8.2%
Skill gap
9%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Writing, Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation, Time Management

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.