Management
Farmers & Ranchers
SOC 11-9013
Own and operate a farm or ranch, making the calls on planting, livestock, and sales.
The job
Median pay
$90k
$66k to $119k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Declining
-3.4% projected
Openings a year
71k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
9/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
37th pct
More exposed than 37% of occupations · modeled estimate · 23rd pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
47/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1,650 | 0.1 | 2.2× | $109k |
| Texas | 610 | 0.0 | 1.0× | $86k |
| Florida | 320 | 0.0 | 0.8× | $87k |
| Michigan | 270 | 0.1 | 1.5× | $83k |
| Idaho | 250 | 0.3 | 7.0× | $81k |
| North Carolina | 250 | 0.1 | 1.2× | $81k |
| Nebraska | 200 | 0.2 | 4.7× | $111k |
| Massachusetts | 191 | 0.1 | 1.3× | $113k~ |
| Oregon | 190 | 0.1 | 2.3× | $82k |
| New Jersey | 185 | 0.0 | 1.0× | $86k~ |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 180 | 0.1 | 2.8× | $78k |
| Minnesota | 160 | 0.1 | 1.3× | $66k |
| Arizona | 150 | 0.0 | 1.1× | $77k~ |
| Maryland | 140 | 0.1 | 1.2× | $68k |
| Washington | 140 | 0.0 | 0.9× | $103k |
| New York | 130 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $89k |
| Tennessee | 126 | 0.0 | 0.9× | $82k~ |
| Illinois | 120 | 0.0 | 0.5× | $99k |
| Kentucky | 110 | 0.1 | 1.3× | $75k |
| Ohio | 100 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $66k |
| Colorado | 92 | 0.0 | 0.8× | $106k~ |
| Indiana | 90 | 0.0 | 0.7× | $83k |
| Connecticut | 87 | 0.1 | 1.2× | $103k~ |
| Hawaii | 80 | 0.1 | 3.0× | $69k |
| Mississippi | 80 | 0.1 | 1.6× | $95k |
| Oklahoma | 80 | 0.0 | 1.1× | $69k |
| Pennsylvania | 80 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $76k |
| Utah | 77 | 0.0 | 1.1× | $84k~ |
| Louisiana | 71 | 0.0 | 0.9× | $73k~ |
| Alabama | 66 | 0.0 | 0.8× | $74k~ |
| Nevada | 65 | 0.0 | 1.0× | $74k~ |
| Washington DC | 62 | 0.1 | 2.1× | $121k~ |
| Missouri | 60 | 0.0 | 0.5× | $78k |
| Arkansas | 50 | 0.0 | 0.9× | $64k |
| Georgia | 50 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $96k |
| Virginia | 50 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $67k |
| West Virginia | 50 | 0.1 | 1.7× | $63k |
| Kansas | 40 | 0.0 | 0.7× | $102k |
| South Carolina | 40 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $79k~ |
| New Hampshire | 32 | 0.0 | 1.1× | $94k~ |
| Montana | 30 | 0.1 | 1.4× | $110k |
| Wisconsin | 30 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $86k |
| New Mexico | 29 | 0.0 | 0.8× | $77k~ |
| Maine | 26 | 0.0 | 1.0× | $76k~ |
| Rhode Island | 19 | 0.0 | 0.9× | $91k~ |
| North Dakota | 16 | 0.0 | 0.9× | $74k~ |
| Alaska | 15 | 0.0 | 1.1× | $85k~ |
| Delaware | 15 | 0.0 | 0.7× | $105k~ |
| Vermont | 14 | 0.0 | 1.1× | $76k~ |
| South Dakota | 10 | 0.0 | 0.5× | $78k~ |
| Wyoming | 10 | 0.0 | 0.8× | $72k~ |
Top metro areas
- Fresno, CA200 jobs · $105k median
- Napa, CA150 jobs · $159k median
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA130 jobs · $123k median
- Visalia, CA130 jobs · $98k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX100 jobs · $98k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX100 jobs · $93k median
- Stockton-Lodi, CA100 jobs · $102k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL90 jobs · $86k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Farmers & Ranchers interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.