Occupation AtlasFarmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers

O*NET · 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.

Also called Accredited Farm Manager (AFM) · Activation Manager · AFM · Agricultural Crop Farm Manager · Agricultural Manager · Agriculture Farmer · Agriculture Manager · Agronomy Manager
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Job Zone 4 — Considerable Preparation NeededHolland code ERC35 skills on file

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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed

Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

ERCEnterprising · Realistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order

  • E Enterprising5.52
  • R Realistic5.16
  • C Conventional4.53
  • I Investigative2.74
  • S Social2.63
  • A Artistic1.06

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • Active ListeningbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 3.8Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • SpeakingbasicImportance 3.6Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.6Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
  • Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 3.6Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
  • CoordinationImportance 3.5Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
  • Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.5Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
  • MonitoringbasicImportance 3.4Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • Time ManagementImportance 3.4Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
  • Active LearningbasicImportance 3.4Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
  • Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.4Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
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  • WritingbasicImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
  • PersuasionImportance 3.1Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
  • NegotiationImportance 3.1Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Contract with a wholesaler to sell items at a given cost
  • Operations MonitoringImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Monitor machine functions on an automated production line
  • Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 3.0Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Prepare and manage a budget for a short-term project
  • Systems AnalysisImportance 3.0Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
  • Systems EvaluationImportance 3.0Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
  • Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 2.9Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
  • InstructingImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
  • Management of Material ResourcesImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate an annual uniform service contract for delivery drivers
  • Service OrientationImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Make flight reservations for customers using an online booking site
  • MathematicsbasicImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
  • Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
  • Operation and ControlImportance 2.6Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
  • SciencebasicImportance 2.6Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Conduct standard tests to determine soil quality
  • TroubleshootingImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
  • Equipment MaintenanceImportance 2.5Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Add oil to an engine as indicated by a warning light
  • RepairingImportance 2.4Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Tighten a screw to get a door to close properly
  • Equipment SelectionImportance 2.4Level 2.4Level 2 looks like: Select a tool to adjust a loose part on a bicycle
  • Operations AnalysisImportance 2.1Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
  • ProgrammingImportance 1.9Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Write a program to sort objects in a database
  • Technology DesignImportance 1.9Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
  • InstallationImportance 1.0Level —

Tasks

19 core · 1 supplemental · 10 not yet rated

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.Importance 4.5
  2. Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display or exhibition, or for research.Importance 4.4
  3. Direct and monitor trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques.Importance 4.2
  4. Direct and monitor the transfer of mature fish to lakes, ponds, streams, or commercial tanks.Importance 4.1
  5. Determine how to allocate resources and to respond to unanticipated problems, such as insect infestation, drought, and fire.Importance 4.1
  6. Determine plant growing conditions, such as greenhouses, hydroponics, or natural settings, and set planting and care schedules.Importance 4.1
  7. Devise and participate in activities to improve fish hatching and growth rates, and to prevent disease in hatcheries.Importance 4.0
  8. Position and regulate plant irrigation systems, and program environmental and irrigation control computers.Importance 4.0
  9. Prepare reports required by state and federal laws.Importance 4.0
  10. Inspect facilities and equipment for signs of disrepair, and perform necessary maintenance work.Importance 3.9
  11. Maintain financial, operational, production, or employment records for farms or ranches.Importance 3.9
  12. Coordinate clerical, record-keeping, inventory, requisitioning, and marketing activities.Importance 3.8
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  1. Direct the breeding or raising of stock, such as cattle, poultry, or honeybees, using recognized breeding practices to ensure stock improvement.Importance 3.8
  2. Negotiate with buyers for the sale, storage, or shipment of crops or livestock.Importance 3.8
  3. Coordinate the selection and maintenance of brood stock.Importance 3.8
  4. Analyze soil to determine types or quantities of fertilizer required for maximum crop production.Importance 3.7
  5. Provide information to customers on the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants, and lawns.Importance 3.7
  6. Analyze market conditions to determine acreage allocations.Importance 3.4
  7. Supervise the construction of farm or ranch structures, such as buildings, fences, drainage systems, wells, or roads.Importance 3.1
  8. Replace chemical insecticides with environmentally friendly practices, such as adding pest-repelling plants to fields.Importance 3.1
  9. Conduct inspections to determine crop maturity or condition or to detect disease or insect infestation.
  10. Conduct or supervise stock examinations to identify diseases or parasites.
  11. Determine types or quantities of crops, plants, or livestock to be grown and raised, based on budgets, federal incentives, market conditions, executive directives, projected sales volumes, or soil conditions.
  12. Determine, administer, and execute policies relating to operations administration and standards, facility maintenance, and safety.
  13. Direct crop production operations, such as planning, tilling, planting, fertilizing, cultivating, spraying, and harvesting.
  14. Evaluate marketing or sales alternatives for products.
  15. Hire, supervise, and train support workers.
  16. Monitor activities, such as irrigation, chemical application, harvesting, milking, breeding, and grading, to ensure adherence to safety regulations or standards.
  17. Monitor environments to ensure maintenance of optimum animal or plant life.
  18. Obtain financing for and purchase necessary machinery, land, supplies, or livestock.

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Administration and ManagementImportance 4.1Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
  • Production and ProcessingImportance 3.9Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Supervise an appliance assembly line
  • BiologyImportance 3.8Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Investigate the effects of pollution on marine plants and animals
  • MathematicsImportance 3.6Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
  • English LanguageImportance 3.4Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • Food ProductionImportance 3.4Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Operate a commercial fishing boat
  • Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 3.4Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
  • Economics and AccountingImportance 3.3Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Develop financial investment programs for individual clients
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  • MechanicalImportance 3.3Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Replace a valve on a steam pipe
  • Sales and MarketingImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Introduce clients to a new line of products
  • Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 3.2Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
  • Education and TrainingImportance 3.2Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
  • ChemistryImportance 3.1Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Use the proper concentration of chlorine to purify a water source
  • TransportationImportance 3.0Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Drive a semi-truck through a busy city
  • Engineering and TechnologyImportance 2.9Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Design a custom office chair
  • Law and GovernmentImportance 2.9Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Prepare documents and title papers for the purchase of a new house
  • Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Inspect a building site for safety violations
  • Building and ConstructionImportance 2.8Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Fix a plumbing leak in the ceiling
  • AdministrativeImportance 2.7Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
  • DesignImportance 2.7Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Design plans for remodeling a kitchen
  • Computers and ElectronicsImportance 2.6Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
  • PsychologyImportance 2.5Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
  • GeographyImportance 2.4Level 2.9
  • Communications and MediaImportance 2.2Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
  • PhysicsImportance 2.2Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Calculate the speed of a falling object
  • TelecommunicationsImportance 1.9Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Send an email
  • Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.8Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
  • Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 1.8Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
  • Foreign LanguageImportance 1.7Level —
  • Medicine and DentistryImportance 1.6Level —
  • Therapy and CounselingImportance 1.6Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
  • History and ArcheologyImportance 1.5Level —
  • Fine ArtsImportance 1.1Level —

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Deductive ReasoningImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
  • Inductive ReasoningImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
  • Oral ComprehensionImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Oral ExpressionImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Problem SensitivityImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Category FlexibilityImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Speech ClarityImportance 3.8Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Written ComprehensionImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
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  • Information OrderingImportance 3.6Level 3.9Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Speech RecognitionImportance 3.6Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
  • Written ExpressionImportance 3.6Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
  • Far VisionImportance 3.4Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Read the slides on a presentation from across a room
  • Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.4Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
  • Near VisionImportance 3.4Level 3.6
  • Perceptual SpeedImportance 3.4Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Read five pressure indicators in 10 seconds to make sure each is within safe limits
  • Flexibility of ClosureImportance 3.3Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Look for a golf ball in tall grass
  • OriginalityImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
  • VisualizationImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Follow a diagram to assemble a metal storage cabinet
  • Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
  • Mathematical ReasoningImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
  • Selective AttentionImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • Multilimb CoordinationImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
  • Number FacilityImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Control PrecisionImportance 2.8Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Adjust farm tractor controls
  • Manual DexterityImportance 2.8Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
  • Speed of ClosureImportance 2.8Level 2.9Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Trace electrical circuits marked by various colored wires
  • Finger DexterityImportance 2.6Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • MemorizationImportance 2.6Level 2.9
  • Time SharingImportance 2.6Level 2.8Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
  • Trunk StrengthImportance 2.6Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Auditory AttentionImportance 2.5Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Depth PerceptionImportance 2.5Level 2.4Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
  • Extent FlexibilityImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
  • Hearing SensitivityImportance 2.5Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Reaction TimeImportance 2.5Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
  • Response OrientationImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
  • Spatial OrientationImportance 2.5Level 2.4Level 2 looks like: Use the floor plan to locate a store in a mall
  • Static StrengthImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
  • Peripheral VisionImportance 2.4Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Keep in step while marching in a band
  • Dynamic StrengthImportance 2.3Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Use pruning shears to trim a bush
  • Rate ControlImportance 2.3Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
  • StaminaImportance 2.3Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
  • Gross Body CoordinationImportance 2.1Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
  • Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 2.1Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Stand on a ladder
  • Sound LocalizationImportance 2.1Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Listen to a sound system to determine which speaker is working
  • Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Use a screwdriver to twist in a screw
  • Explosive StrengthImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Hit a nail with a hammer
  • Glare SensitivityImportance 2.0Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Drive on a familiar road on a cloudy day
  • Night VisionImportance 2.0Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Read street signs at dusk (just after sunset)
  • Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.4Level 0.5
  • Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.1Level —

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.4Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 4.2Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.1Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Getting InformationImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 3.9Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
  • Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Thinking CreativelyImportance 3.9Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
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  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 3.8Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 3.8Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 3.7Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
  • Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 3.7Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.7Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 3.7Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 3.7Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 3.7Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 3.7Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Drive an 18-wheel tractor-trailer
  • Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 3.7Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 3.6Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
  • Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 3.5Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Operate a drilling rig
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 3.5Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 3.5Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
  • Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 3.5Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 3.5Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Training and Teaching OthersImportance 3.5Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 3.4Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 3.4Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.4Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 3.4Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
  • Processing InformationImportance 3.4Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.3Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
  • Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 3.3Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Make a sales pitch to convince others to buy a product
  • Developing and Building TeamsImportance 3.2Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 3.2Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Change the oil on a tractor
  • Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 3.2Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Interview candidates for a sales position and make hiring recommendations
  • Working with ComputersImportance 3.1Level 2.9
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 2.9Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 2.9Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 2.8Level 2.7
  • Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 2.7Level 2.9
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 2.2Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.8
  • Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions4.8
  • Freedom to Make Decisions4.6
  • Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.5
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.5
  • Contact With Others4.3
  • Health and Safety of Other Workers4.2
  • Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled4.2
  • Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results4.1
  • Telephone Conversations4.1

Technology

76 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

In demand (2)

  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot

Hot (9; 2 more marked hot above)

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Atlassian Confluence
  • Facebook
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Microsoft Word
  • SAP software
Other tools (65)
  • Accutech Systems Corporation AccuFarm-MGR
  • Advanced Veterinary Services Ranch Vision
  • Ag Connections Land.db
  • Ag Leader Technology SMS Advanced
  • AGCO Advanced Technology Solutions Fieldstar
  • AgData Blue Skies Accounting
  • Agevo Farm Manager
  • AgriSoft/CMC AgriSoft/ERP
  • AgTerra Technologies AgTrac
  • Alua Software Paddock Pro
  • AquaSoft Farm Manager
  • Argos Software ABECAS Insight
  • Brihzon Solutions SMART Dairy Resource Planning
  • Cattlesoft CattleMax
  • CattleWorks
  • CDA International Manifold System
  • Countryside Data Ag Payroll
  • Custom Software Group CSG AgroSys
  • Datatech The Farmer's Office
  • Delta Data Systems AGIS
  • DIVA-GIS
  • Email software
  • ESRI ArcPad
  • EZ-Ranch
  • Farm Business Software Systems Smart Feeder
  • Farm Files Crops
  • Farm Files Livestock
  • Fish stocking databases
  • Geographic information system GIS systems
  • Geographic resources analysis support system GRASS
  • Global Mapper Software Global Mapper
  • Global positioning system GPS software
  • Hatchery database systems
  • i.Agri LandMark Farm
  • Innovative Software Solutions Picas
  • International Response Technologies CowChip - Ranch House
  • John Deere Apex Farm Management
  • KELTEC Systems HerdMaster
  • Lion Edge Technologies Ranch Manager
  • MapInfo
  • MapShots EASi Suite
  • Midwest MicroSystems Cow Sense
  • Oracle NetSuite
  • Payroll software
  • Pear Technology Fieldman Farmer
  • PigCHAMP Care 3000
  • ProducePak Mobile Farm Management
  • Red Wing Software CenterPoint Accounting for Agriculture
  • Resource planning software
  • Sanders Software Consulting FarmBooks
  • Specialized Data Systems Ultra Farm
  • SST Development Group SSToolbox
  • SST Development Group Stratus
  • Staff scheduling software
  • Statistical analysis software
  • Stenco Technologies Farm Trends
  • Sunrise Software CropSave
  • TapLogic FarmLogic
  • TatukGIS Editor
  • Time reporting software
  • Trimble AgGPS EZ-Map
  • Trimble Farm Works
  • Vertical Solutions Easy-Farm Accounting
  • Web browser software
  • ZedX AgFleet

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