Vocational Programs for First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers Career

The role of First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers is to directly supervise and coordinate the activities of agricultural, forestry, aquacultural, and related workers..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $60,790 and $29 per hour. 23 vocational programs could be taken for the First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 27,150 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2025 average tuition over the programs for preparing First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers is $17,714. The average length of the programs is 1,323 hours and the average completion time is 11.89 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers Career

The following 23 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers.

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 First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
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
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	-	-	-
Agricultural and Food Products Processing	17	$31,072	-	-	-
Greenhouse Operations and Management	20	-	-	-	-
Plant Nursery Operations and Management	38	$29,073	-	-	-
Animal Sciences	21	$28,108	-	-	-
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	-	-	-
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	7	$28,217	-	-	-
Forestry	18	$29,599	-	-	-

Related Occupations to First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers Career

The following 17 occupations are related to First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers.

Related Occupations toFirst-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
	-	-	-
General and Operations Managers	3,508K	$129,330	$62
Industrial Production Managers	223K	$125,900	$61
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	6,150	$90,160	$43
Agricultural Technicians	13,150	$46,810	$23
Forest and Conservation Technicians	28,740	$54,260	$26
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	64,900	$59,580	$29
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,177K	$43,310	$21
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	171K	$49,980	$24
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	126K	$58,920	$28
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	88,140	$50,650	$24
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	227K	$99,020	$48
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,505K	$68,620	$33
Agricultural Inspectors	12,660	$52,170	$25
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	777K	$81,340	$39
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	590K	$79,020	$38
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	671K	$71,730	$34

Schools offering vocational programs for First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

The following 308 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.