Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
Management · SOC 11-9013
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 11-9013 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 36/100
- Low friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $89,900
- H-1B offered wage $88,026; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 95,600
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -1.3%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 57
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 7,390 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~36.7% of this role but only ~0% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural establishments. May hire, train, and supervise farm workers or contract for services to carry out the day-to-day activities of the managed operation. May engage in or supervise planting, cultivating, harvesting, and financial and marketing activities.
Common titles: Aquaculture Director, Farm Manager, Farm Operations Technical Director, Fish Hatchery Manager, Greenhouse Manager, Harvesting Manager
Representative Tasks
- •Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.
- •Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display or exhibition, or for research.
- •Direct and monitor trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques.
- •Direct and monitor the transfer of mature fish to lakes, ponds, streams, or commercial tanks.
- •Determine how to allocate resources and to respond to unanticipated problems, such as insect infestation, drought, and fire.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Maintain operational records.
- •Compile operational data.
- •Manage agricultural or forestry operations.
- •Analyze financial records to improve budgeting or planning.
- •Determine resource needs.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 13.2% |
| Outlook | Average | 40% Bright |
| Median Salary | $89,900 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |