Jobs / Management and business operations / 11-9013.00
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
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.
- US jobs
- 6,500
- Median wage
- $89,900 a year
- Job family
- Management and business operations
Can agents do the work of farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Management and business operations: Some tasks (first measured in the last 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: SOP-Bench, 72.4% of tasks completed.
9% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 32%Manage agricultural or forestry operationsNot measured
- 9%Maintain operational recordsMeasured
- 7%Perform agricultural activitiesNot measured
- 6%Prepare legal or regulatory documentsNot measured
- 5%Direct organizational operations, activities, or proceduresNot measured
- 5%Develop operational or technical procedures or standardsNot measured
- 5%Negotiate contracts or agreementsNot measured
- 5%Test characteristics of materials or productsNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in management and business operations, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
- 45.9%Claude Opus 4.6 · 16 Mar 2026Emerging
- 64.8%Claude Code + Opus 5.5 (max) · 6 Oct 2026Strong
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
- 42.9%TTE-MatrixAgent + DeepSeek-V3.2 · 10 Nov 2025Emerging
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- 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.
- Determine plant growing conditions, such as greenhouses, hydroponics, or natural settings, and set planting and care schedules.
- Devise and participate in activities to improve fish hatching and growth rates, and to prevent disease in hatcheries.
- Position and regulate plant irrigation systems, and program environmental and irrigation control computers.
- Prepare reports required by state and federal laws.
- Inspect facilities and equipment for signs of disrepair, and perform necessary maintenance work.
- Maintain financial, operational, production, or employment records for farms or ranches.
- Coordinate clerical, record-keeping, inventory, requisitioning, and marketing activities.
Other job titles for this occupation (73)
Aquaculture Director · Farm Manager · Farm Operations Technical Director · Fish Hatchery Manager · Greenhouse Manager · Harvesting Manager · Hatchery Manager · Hatchery Supervisor · Nursery Manager · Ranch Manager · Accredited Farm Manager (AFM) · Activation Manager · Agricultural Crop Farm Manager · Agricultural Manager · Agriculture Farmer · Agriculture Manager · Agronomy Manager · Agronomy Operations Manager · Animal Husbandry Manager · Annual Greenhouse Manager · Aquaculture Cooperative Marketing Director · Aquaculture Farm Manager · Aquaculture Program Director · Barn and Property Manager · Beef Farm Operator · Beekeeper · Christmas Tree Farm Manager · Crop or Livestock Tenant Farmer · Crop, Grain, or Livestock Farm Manager · Dairy Farm Manager · Dairy Grazier · Dairy Manager · Facility Operations Manager · Farm Facility Manager · Farm Field Manager · Farm Operations Manager · Farmer · Farmers Market Manager · Feedlot Manager · Field Manager · Fruit or Nut Crops Farm Manager · Game Breeding Farm Manager · Garden Center Manager · General Farm Manager · Germination Testing Manager · Greenhouse Project Manager · Grower · Horticultural Farm Manager · Horticultural Manager · Horticulture Manager · Horticulture Superintendent · Livestock Farm Manager · Location Manager · Orchard Manager · Organic Farmer · Organic Vegetable Farm Manager · Perennial House Manager · Pineapple Plantation Manager · Plant Culture Manager · Plant Health Manager · Plant Manager · Plant Nursery Manager · Poultry Barn Manager · Poultry Hatchery Manager · Producer Arborist Manager · Production Superintendent · Propagation Manager · Range Manager · Seed Cleaning Manager · Seed Corn Production Manager · Shellfish Manager · Sow Farm Manager · Sugar Plantation Manager