FARM MANAGEMENT Pathways

Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?

Featured Careers

Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  • Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

    Doctoral degree, Post-doctoral training

    • Job growth: Stable
    • Low salary: 49,080
    • High salary: 160,870
    • Average salary: 86350
    Stable Job Growth $ 86,350 Average Salary $49,080 $160,870
  • Agricultural Technicians

    High school diploma/GED, Bachelor's degree

    • Job growth: Rising
    • Low salary: 32,860
    • High salary: 69,010
    • Average salary: 46790
    Rising Job Growth $ 46,790 Average Salary $32,860 $69,010
  • Animal Scientists

    Doctoral degree, Master's degree

    • Job growth: Rising
    • Low salary: 48,440
    • High salary: 235,750
    • Average salary: 79120
    Rising Job Growth $ 79,120 Average Salary $48,440 $235,750

All Careers in FARM MANAGEMENT (9)

Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers- n/aDeclining87,980
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral degree, Post-doctoral trainingStable86,350
Food Scientists and TechnologistsBachelor's degree, Doctoral degreeRising85,310
Animal ScientistsDoctoral degree, Master's degreeRising79,120
Soil and Plant ScientistsMaster's degree, Bachelor's degreeRising71,410
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry WorkersBachelor's degree, High school diploma/GEDStable59,330
Farm and Home Management EducatorsMaster's degree, Bachelor's degreeDeclining58,120
Agricultural TechniciansHigh school diploma/GED, Bachelor's degreeRising46,790
Precision Agriculture TechniciansBachelor's degree, Associate's degreeRising46,790

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Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.

  1. Apply knowledge of irrigation systems and practices to managing a farming operation
  2. Demonstrate quantitative and critical thinking skills to support successful farm management
  3. Demonstrate safe and proper operation and selection of wheel and track type tractors
  4. Recognize the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil and plant materials as pertaining to agriculture