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Farm and Home Management Educators

Instruct and advise individuals and families engaged in agriculture, agricultural-related processes, or home management activities. Demonstrate procedures and apply research findings to advance agricultural and home management activities. May develop educational outreach programs. May instruct on either agricultural issues such as agricultural processes and techniques, pest management, and food safety, or on home management issues such as budgeting, nutrition, and child development.

Median salary (BLS)

$60,220

10th–90th percentile (BLS)

$38k – $85k

Job outlook

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Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $85,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.

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Education

Typical entry: Master's degree

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Typical progression

  1. Junior Farm and Home Management Educators

    Entry / Junior

    $37,650

    ~2 yrs to advance

  2. Farm and Home Management Educators

    Established

    $60,220

    ~3 yrs to advance

  3. Senior Farm and Home Management Educators

    Senior

    $72,640

Key skills

A typical day

  • •Advise farmers and demonstrate techniques in areas such as feeding and health maintenance of livestock, growing and harvesting practices, and financial planning.
  • •Conduct classes or deliver lectures on subjects such as nutrition, home management, and farming techniques.
  • •Collaborate with producers to diagnose and prevent management and production problems.
  • •Research information requested by farmers.
  • •Collect and evaluate data to determine community program needs.

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