Vocational Programs for Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers Career

The role of Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers is to plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural establishments.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $90,160 and $43 per hour. 29 vocational programs could be taken for the Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 6,150 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2025 average tuition over the programs for preparing Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers is $50,540. The average length of the programs is 1,524 hours and the average completion time is 14.69 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers Career

The following 29 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Agricultural Business and Management	63	$27,306	-	1,206 Hours	14.77 Months
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	85	$22,538	-	-	-
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management	55	$5,428	$1,663	-	-
Agricultural Business and Management (other)	6	$35,273	-	-	-
Agricultural Production Operations	65	$25,358	-	-	-
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production	51	$26,745	-	-	-
Aquaculture	13	$35,476	-	-	-
Crop Production	37	$25,092	-	-	-
Dairy Husbandry and Production	8	$19,189	-	-	-
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management	35	$30,000	$3,025	1,440 Hours	9.00 Months
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	53	$31,002	-	-	-
Agricultural Production Operations (other)	7	$25,950	-	-	-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	186	$9,530	$150	750 Hours	9.00 Months
Ornamental Horticulture	13	$27,312	-	-	-
Greenhouse Operations and Management	20	-	-	-	-
Plant Nursery Operations and Management	38	$29,073	-	-	-
Urban and Community Horticulture	2	$40,408	-	-	-
Animal Sciences	21	$28,108	-	-	-
Animal Health	2	$30,220	-	-	-
Dairy Science	2	$26,531	-	-	-
Livestock Management	10	$38,365	-	-	-
Poultry Science	5	$31,612	-	-	-
Animal Sciences (other)	4	$29,138	-	-	-
Plant Sciences	12	$31,898	-	-	-
Agronomy and Crop Science	22	$27,814	-	-	-
Horticultural Science	9	$157,200	$400	2,700 Hours	26.00 Months
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management	13	$18,132	-	-	-
Range Science and Management	3	$25,091	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers Career

The following 18 occupations are related to Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers.

Related Occupations toFarmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
	-	-	-
Industrial Production Managers	223K	$125,900	$61
Farm Labor Contractors	460	$51,400	$25
Agricultural Engineers	1,860	$93,490	$45
Animal Scientists	2,460	$89,450	$43
Food Scientists and Technologists	14,100	$88,350	$42
Soil and Plant Scientists	15,800	$77,080	$37
Conservation Scientists	22,790	$73,160	$35
Agricultural Technicians	13,150	$46,810	$23
Forest and Conservation Technicians	28,740	$54,260	$26
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	7,550	$95,610	$0
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	27,150	$60,790	$29
Agricultural Inspectors	12,660	$52,170	$25
Animal Breeders	1,360	$53,520	$26
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	259K	$36,140	$17
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	32,590	$37,060	$18
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	36,830	$52,120	$25
Plant and System Operators, All Other	15,370	$59,890	$29

Schools offering vocational programs for Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers

The following 411 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.