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.

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

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.

Ag Leader Technology SMS Advanced

Cattlesoft CattleMax

Microsoft Access

Trimble Farm Works

Microsoft PowerPoint

International Response Technologies CowChip - Ranch House

Midwest MicroSystems Cow Sense

Oracle NetSuite

SAP software

AgData Blue Skies Accounting

Datatech The Farmer's Office

Specialized Data Systems Ultra Farm

Vertical Solutions Easy-Farm Accounting

Geographic resources analysis support system GRASS

Global Mapper Software Global Mapper

MapInfo

Trimble AgGPS EZ-Map

Delta Data Systems AGIS

DIVA-GIS

ESRI ArcPad

TatukGIS Editor

MapShots EASi Suite

SST Development Group SSToolbox

Statistical analysis software

Sunrise Software CropSave

Countryside Data Ag Payroll

Payroll software

Time reporting software

Email software

Microsoft Outlook

AGCO Advanced Technology Solutions Fieldstar

ZedX AgFleet

Aquaculture tanks

Cage nets

Fish transfer pumps

Fish traps

Impact sprinklers

Microsprinklers

Overhead sprinklers

Pop-up sprinklers

Extended pole pruners

Pneumatic cutters

Pneumatic pruners

Pruning tools

Chemical sprayers

Fumigation equipment

Spray attachments

Farm trucks

Four wheel drive 4WD trucks

Sport utility vehicles SUVs

Chain saws

Circular saws

Portable power saws

Fertigation equipment

Mist control systems

Drip emitters

Trickle irrigators

Air compression equipment

Portable air compressors

Brush mowers

Mowing equipment

Farmers, Ranchers, & Other Agricultural Managers

President & Certified Arborist

Why are you getting a degree in engineering? You'll just get married and be a housewife.

Carol Kwan

President & Certified Arborist

Education

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Carol Kwan

President & Certified Arborist

Education

Career

Career Roadmap

My work combines:

My work combines:

Environment & Nature

Engineering

Upholding a Cause and Belief

Recommended Education

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The Noise I Shed

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