Farm and Home Management Educators

Instruct and advise individuals and families engaged in agriculture, agricultural-related processes, or home management activities. Demonstrate procedures and apply research findings to advance agricultural and home management activities. May develop educational outreach programs. May instruct on either agricultural issues such as agricultural processes and techniques, pest management, and food safety, or on home management issues such as budgeting, nutrition, and child development.

Most important skills

Active Listening
Speaking
Reading Comprehension
Writing
Social Perceptiveness
Instructing
Judgment and Decision Making
Critical Thinking

Key knowledge

Education and Training
English Language
Food Production
Customer and Personal Service
Biology
Communications and Media
Administration and Management
Computers and Electronics

What the work involves

Collaborate with producers to diagnose and prevent management and production problems.
Conduct classes or deliver lectures on subjects such as nutrition, home management, and farming techniques.
Advise farmers and demonstrate techniques in areas such as feeding and health maintenance of livestock, growing and harvesting practices, and financial planning.
Research information requested by farmers.
Prepare and distribute leaflets, pamphlets, and visual aids for educational and informational purposes.
Collect and evaluate data to determine community program needs.
Maintain records of services provided and the effects of advice given.
Schedule and make regular visits to farmers.

Strongest interest areas (O*NET): Social, Investigative, Realistic.

Qualifications and licensing

Most common education: Master's Degree (70.4% of respondents)
Related experience: None (33.3%)
On-the-job training: Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month (29.6%)
Preparation level: O*NET job zone 5: Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Licensing: Not yet verified. Check your state licensing board.

Check before planning

Licensing for Farm and Home Management Educators is not yet verified for any state: check the state licensing board before planning.

Limits

Distributions show what current workers or occupational experts report, not legal minimums.
Requirements vary by employer and state; time to qualify is not estimated.

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections · dataset 2026.10.8 · method e3-qualification-1.0.0

Work environment

How the typical conditions of this occupation compare with 911 occupations in O*NET (very low = the lowest fifth).

Levels are relative. Most occupations involve a lot of contact with people, for example, so “very low” can still mean regular contact; the last column shows what workers actually reported.

Rankings compare typical U.S. occupation-level work conditions; individual jobs and employers vary. Data: O*NET 31.0 Work Context and BLS wages (May 2025).
Condition	Level	Compared with other occupations	Most common answer (O*NET survey)
Contact with others	Moderate	Higher on contact with others than 55% of occupations compared	48% of surveyed respondents chose “Contact with others most of the time”
Dealing with the public	Very high	Higher on dealing with the public than 95% of occupations compared	74% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely important”
Teamwork	Moderate	Higher on teamwork than 54% of occupations compared	48% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely important”
Freedom to make decisions	Very high	Higher on freedom to make decisions than 93% of occupations compared	74% of surveyed respondents chose “A lot of freedom”
Time pressure	Very low	Lower on time pressure than 89% of occupations compared	59% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a month or more but not every week”
Conflict situations	Moderate	Lower on conflict situations than 57% of occupations compared	41% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a month or more but not every week”
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people	Low	Lower on dealing with unpleasant or angry people than 61% of occupations compared	52% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a year or more but not every month”
Consequence of error	Very low	Lower on consequence of error than 86% of occupations compared	44% of surveyed respondents chose “Fairly serious”

Work-pressure profile

Time pressure: very low
Conflict situations: moderate
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people: low
Consequence of error: very low

Each part is shown on its own. There is no combined stress score, and conditions vary by employer and role.

Full answer distributions