# 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/farm-and-home-management-educators
- SOC code: 25-9021.00
- Career family: Education
- Median annual pay: $60,220 (10th percentile $37,650, 90th percentile $85,060)
- Projected growth: Decline, -3.2%
- Openings a year: 800
- Typical entry education: Master's degree
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code SIR)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 49 |
| Investigative (I) | 55 |
| Artistic (A) | 22 |
| Social (S) | 64 |
| Enterprising (E) | 42 |
| Conventional (C) | 36 |

## What you'd do

- Communicating with People Outside the Organization (importance 88/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 87/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 85/100)
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public (importance 85/100)
- Training and Teaching Others (importance 83/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 83/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 83/100)
- Getting Information (importance 81/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 80/100)
- Scheduling Work and Activities (importance 79/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Instructing, Judgment and Decision Making, Social Perceptiveness, Writing, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving, Coordination

## Knowledge

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

## Also called

4-H Agent, 4-H Club Agent, 4-H Youth Development Educator, 4-H Youth Development Specialist, 4-H Youth Educator, Adjunct Instructor, Agricultural Agent, Agricultural Extension Agent, Agricultural Extension Educator, Agriculture Consultant

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1907) (CIP 1907, 1,004 colleges)
- [Agricultural Business and Management](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/0101) (CIP 0101, 394 colleges)
- [Agricultural Production Operations](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/0103) (CIP 0103, 294 colleges)
- [Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/0106) (CIP 0106, 283 colleges)
- [Animal Sciences](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/0109) (CIP 0109, 167 colleges)
- [Nutrition Sciences](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3019) (CIP 3019, 167 colleges)
- [Plant Sciences](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/0111) (CIP 0111, 162 colleges)
- [Apparel and Textiles](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1909) (CIP 1909, 135 colleges)
- [Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1901) (CIP 1901, 123 colleges)
- [Agricultural Public Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/0108) (CIP 0108, 48 colleges)
- Housing and Human Environments (CIP 1906, 38 colleges)
- Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies (CIP 1904, 35 colleges)
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services (CIP 1902, 29 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Cornell University-New York](https://www.collegesref.com/college/cornell-university-new-york-710) | Agricultural Business and Management | $101,659 | $145,218 | $13,000 |
| [Syracuse University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/syracuse-university-2667) | Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services | $67,165 | $90,210 | $24,250 |
| [California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo SLO](https://www.collegesref.com/college/california-polytechnic-state-university-san-luis-obispo-slo-360) | Agricultural Business and Management | $62,504 | $88,396 | $14,167 |
| [University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Main Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign-main-campus-2927) | Agricultural Business and Management | $64,122 | $86,646 | $15,340 |
| [North Dakota State University-Main Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/north-dakota-state-university-main-campus-1896) | Agricultural Production Operations | $66,359 | $83,779 | $23,246 |
| [University of Missouri-Columbia Main Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-missouri-columbia-main-campus-2965) | Agricultural Business and Management | $57,745 | $82,831 | $16,375 |
| [CUNY New York City College of Technology](https://www.collegesref.com/college/cuny-new-york-city-college-of-technology-745) | Housing and Human Environments | not reported | $82,824 | not reported |
| [University of Wisconsin-Madison Main Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-wisconsin-madison-main-campus-3084) | Agricultural Business and Management | $56,426 | $81,655 | not reported |

## Related careers

- [Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/agricultural-sciences-teachers-postsecondary): $98,700 median pay
- [Management Analysts](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/management-analysts): $101,860 median pay
- [Range Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/range-managers): $73,010 median pay
- [Soil and Plant Scientists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/soil-and-plant-scientists): $78,850 median pay
- [Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/career-technical-education-teachers-postsecondary): $63,820 median pay
- [Business Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/business-teachers-postsecondary): $99,080 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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