Farm and Home Management Educators

Education & Training · Teaching/Training

Job zone 5: extensive preparationO*NET 25-9021.00

Pay and outlook shown for

median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

$21k10th$44kMedian$46k90th

New workers start near $20,680; experienced workers reach $45,600. About 30 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.

Job outlook

U.S. projection, 2024 to 2034.

Employment change: -3%; nationwide
Openings a year: 1,100; nationwide, from growth and people leaving
Employed in 2024: 12,400; nationwide

Typical entry education: Master's degree

Alamo Colleges programs that lead here

4 programs, with the college that teaches each.

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Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

Active Listening4.1
Speaking4.3
Reading Comprehension4.8
Writing4.3
Social Perceptiveness4.0
Judgment and Decision Making4.0
Instructing3.9
Active Learning4.5

What the work is

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.

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

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

High school or less4%
Certificate4%
Bachelor's degree19%
Master's degree70%
Doctoral or professional4%

Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.

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