Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers

This post summarizes key statistics on Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 23,768
25 41,055
30 45,363
35 51,495
40 51,310
45 53,302
50 51,310
55 51,495
60 51,495
65 48,617


Hours Worked Share
0-20 7.30
20-39 8.40
39-41 24.80
41-50 20.20
50-60 19.30
More than 60 20.00

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
60.70 49,436 Agricultural production, crops
37.10 43,216 Agricultural production, livestock
0.20 51,310 Fishing, hunting, and trapping
0.20 55,683 Colleges and universities
0.10 39,093 Landscape and horticultural services
0.10 37,597 Forestry
0.10 41,197 All construction
0.10 56,180 Meat products
0.10 43,216 Trucking service
0.10 45,363 Retail nurseries and garden stores

This table highlights the top industries people working as Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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