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Farm and Home Management Educators

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)	Projected Growth (2023-2033)
National Statistics	$58,120	800	-1.7%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$58,120

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

800

Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)

-1.7%

Projected Growth (2023-2033)

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.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Master's Degree

Related Work Experience: N.A.

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Up to and including 1 month

On-the-Job Training: Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

Detailed Work Activities

Confer with others to conduct or arrange operational activities.
Teach life skills.
Advise educators on curricula, instructional methods, or policies.
Search information sources to find specific data.
Develop instructional materials.
Collect data about customer needs.
Analyze data to determine project feasibility.
Maintain operational records.
Schedule instructional activities.
Plan community programs or activities for the general public.
Collaborate with other agencies and institutions to coordinate educational matters.
Demonstrate products to consumers.
Promote products, services, or programs.
Research topics in area of expertise.
Write articles, books or other original materials in area of expertise.
Advocate for individual or community needs.
Provide customers with general information or assistance.
Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.
Purchase products or services.
Monitor business indicators.
Develop program goals or plans.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

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.
Act as an advocate for farmers or farmers' groups.
Conduct field demonstrations of new products, techniques, or services.
Maintain records of services provided and the effects of advice given.
Prepare and distribute leaflets, pamphlets, and visual aids for educational and informational purposes.
Schedule and make regular visits to farmers.
Organize, advise, and participate in community activities and organizations, such as county and state fair events and 4-H Clubs.
Conduct agricultural research, analyze data, and prepare research reports.
Set and monitor production targets.
Collaborate with social service and health care professionals to advise individuals and families on home management practices, such as budget planning, meal preparation, and time management.
Provide direct assistance to farmers by performing activities such as purchasing or selling products and supplies, supervising properties, and collecting soil and herbage samples for testing.

Work Styles

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Persistence

Initiative

Leadership

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Social Orientation

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

Data Source: This page includes information from the O*NET 30.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This page includes Employment Projections program, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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