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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.

Wages

Median annual wage, U.S.$60,220
Employment, U.S.8,220
Median hourly wage$28.95
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$37,650$46,990$60,220$73,130$85,060
By state (34)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama260$58,3302.35
Arizona30$73,2100.19
Arkansas200$49,6402.87
California40$98,7700.04
Colorado90$66,2300.56
Delaware80$63,3003.28
Florida710$49,0901.36
Georgia200$33,5100.78
Hawaii30$48,3401.02
Indiana360$65,7402.13
Iowa520$48,2006.30
Kansas480$52,8706.26
Kentucky420$61,1903.94
Maine70$65,7802.14
Maryland150$79,7801.06
Massachusetts40$66,9200.21
Michigan330$65,0301.42
Mississippi$59,480
Nebraska90$60,6701.67
New Jersey$57,810
New Mexico160$62,7303.42
New York80$48,8600.15
North Carolina910$64,2803.47
North Dakota90$63,4803.85
Oregon$80,030
Pennsylvania$45,970
South Dakota90$60,4403.55
Texas470$33,2600.63
Vermont50$62,8303.16
Virginia520$76,7102.39
Washington$63,440
West Virginia50$50,9301.33
Wisconsin670$60,9204.34
Wyoming140$50,5109.31

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Farm and Home Management Educators, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Animal ScientistsScience1.250.960
Chief Sustainability OfficersManagement of Personnel Resources1.120.959
Range ManagersOperations Analysis1.000.953
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthScience1.750.947
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, PostsecondaryInstructing1.000.947
Zoologists and Wildlife BiologistsScience1.250.946
Education Administrators, PostsecondaryManagement of Personnel Resources1.120.945
Management AnalystsOperations Analysis1.380.942
ForestersManagement of Personnel Resources0.870.941
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including HealthOperations Monitoring0.760.940

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Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Farm and Home Management Educators, excluding software Farm and Home Management Educators already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
SAS8 of 203.1x
Desire2Learn LMS software5 of 205.9x
Blackboard Learn5 of 205.8x
Learning management system LMS5 of 204.9x
Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP5 of 204.7x
Common Curriculum3 of 209.9x
Geographic information system GIS systems5 of 203.8x
Email software11 of 201.8x
Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE3 of 209.2x
Image scanning software4 of 205.0x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Active ListeningEssential skill 4.38 4.12
SpeakingEssential skill 4.12 4.25
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 4.00 4.75
WritingEssential skill 3.88 4.25
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.88 4.00
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.88 4.00
InstructingTransferable skill 3.88 3.88
Active LearningEssential skill 3.75 4.50
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 3.75 4.12
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.75 4.00
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.75 3.88
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.75 3.88
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.62 4.00
Service OrientationTransferable skill 3.62 3.88
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.62 3.88
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.50 3.88
MonitoringEssential skill 3.38 4.00
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.38 3.25
NegotiationTransferable skill 3.12 3.25
MathematicsEssential skill 3.00 3.50
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.88 2.88
ScienceEssential skill 2.75 2.75
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 2.62 2.75
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 2.50 2.50
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 2.50 2.50
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 2.25 2.25
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 2.25 2.12
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.88 1.50
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 1.88 1.25
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.62 0.88
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.38 0.50
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.25not rated
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.00not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Education and Training 4.15 5.78
English Language 3.93 4.74
Food Production 3.88 4.68
Customer and Personal Service 3.80 5.00
Biology 3.67 4.37
Communications and Media 3.48 3.63
Administration and Management 3.30 4.00
Computers and Electronics 3.22 4.00
Administrative 3.08 4.04
Mathematics 2.89 3.93
Personnel and Human Resources 2.81 3.27
Law and Government 2.78 3.00
Economics and Accounting 2.73 2.73
Psychology 2.70 3.26
Chemistry 2.67 3.74
Sales and Marketing 2.65 3.38
Public Safety and Security 2.52 2.92
Geography 2.48 3.52
Production and Processing 2.38 2.19
Sociology and Anthropology 2.37 3.07
Engineering and Technology 2.33 2.74
Mechanical 2.22 2.59
Transportation 2.15 2.15
Telecommunications 1.93 1.37
Physics 1.89 2.30
Philosophy and Theology 1.89 2.11
Design 1.85 1.89
Foreign Language 1.85 1.63
Building and Construction 1.81 1.81
History and Archeology 1.74 1.67
Therapy and Counseling 1.67 1.78
Medicine and Dentistry 1.59 1.11
Fine Arts 1.22not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Oral Expression 4.50 4.88
Oral Comprehension 4.12 4.88
Written Comprehension 4.12 4.50
Speech Clarity 4.12 4.12
Inductive Reasoning 4.00 4.38
Written Expression 4.00 4.38
Deductive Reasoning 4.00 4.25
Information Ordering 4.00 4.12
Problem Sensitivity 3.88 4.00
Originality 3.75 4.00
Speech Recognition 3.75 3.88
Category Flexibility 3.62 4.00
Fluency of Ideas 3.50 4.00
Memorization 3.12 3.00
Mathematical Reasoning 3.00 3.25
Flexibility of Closure 3.00 3.12
Near Vision 3.00 3.12
Number Facility 3.00 3.12
Selective Attention 3.00 3.00
Speed of Closure 3.00 3.00
Visualization 3.00 3.00
Time Sharing 3.00 2.88
Far Vision 2.88 3.00
Perceptual Speed 2.88 3.00
Control Precision 2.25 2.50
Auditory Attention 2.25 2.25
Arm-Hand Steadiness 2.12 2.12
Multilimb Coordination 2.12 2.12
Depth Perception 2.12 2.00
Visual Color Discrimination 2.00 2.25
Hearing Sensitivity 2.00 2.00
Spatial Orientation 2.00 2.00
Finger Dexterity 2.00 1.62
Trunk Strength 2.00 1.38
Manual Dexterity 2.00 1.25
Reaction Time 1.88 1.75
Response Orientation 1.88 1.75
Rate Control 1.88 1.50
Night Vision 1.75 1.38
Glare Sensitivity 1.75 1.25
Dynamic Strength 1.75 1.00
Peripheral Vision 1.75 1.00
Sound Localization 1.75 0.88
Static Strength 1.75 0.88
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.75 0.88
Stamina 1.75 0.75
Extent Flexibility 1.62 0.75
Gross Body Coordination 1.62 0.75
Explosive Strength 1.50 0.62
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.50 0.62
Speed of Limb Movement 1.25not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.12not rated

Software used

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Where it concentrates

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Ames, IA10033.67$60,840
Madison, WI66030.67$60,920
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA12029.49$51,670
Raleigh-Cary, NC72018.27$64,280
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR3208.70$53,620
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV2301.42$79,780
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL1100.77$49,990

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