Occupation salary profile

Farm and Home Management Educators

SOC 25-9021 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

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. Excludes “Dietitians and Nutritionists” (29-1031).

National median · BLS
$60,220
▲ +3.61% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$64,245
▼ -14.34% YoY · 29 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$61,060
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
8,220
Jobs (BLS)
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Pay range for Farm and Home Management Educators

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 29 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS) H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay$37,650$47,915
25th$46,990$53,498
Median (50th)$60,220$64,245
75th$73,130$76,187
90th — top pay$85,060$93,681
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $64,245 for Farm and Home Management Educators — 6.7% above the BLS national median of $60,220.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Farm and Home Management Educators

BLS projects employment of farm and home management educators to decline 3.2% from 2025 to 2035, while employment across all occupations grows 3.5%. About 800 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
9,700 → 9,400
-300 jobs
Projected change
-3.2%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
800
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Master's degree
No related experience required
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 5)
Extensive Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Fastest-declining jobs → Best-paying jobs that need a master's degree →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035

H-1B sponsored pay

Pay by H-1B wage level

Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.

H-1B median $64,245
Change vs prior year -14.34%
After inflation (CPI-U) -16.94%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 16 55.2% $53,975 $60,000 $67,518
Skills & tools

Skills needed for Farm and Home Management Educators

How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.

Top skills
  • Active Listening4.4
  • Speaking4.1
  • Reading Comprehension4.0
  • Instructing3.9
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.9
  • Social Perceptiveness3.9
  • Writing3.9
  • Active Learning3.8
  • Complex Problem Solving3.8
  • Coordination3.8
Top knowledge areas
  • Education and Training4.2
  • English Language3.9
  • Food Production3.9
  • Customer and Personal Service3.8
  • Biology3.7
  • Communications and Media3.5
  • Administration and Management3.3
  • Computers and Electronics3.2
Software and technology used
ESRI ArcGIS softwareMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft SharePointMicrosoft WordSAP softwareServiceNowAdobe Experience Manager (AEM)Geographic information system GIS softwareImage editing softwareKahoot!Microsoft DynamicsMicrosoft Internet ExplorerOrder management softwareWeb browser software

Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

About the job

What farm and home management educators do

  • Advise farmers and demonstrate techniques in areas such as feeding and health maintenance of livestock, growing and harvesting practices, and financial planning.
  • Conduct classes or deliver lectures on subjects such as nutrition, home management, and farming techniques.
  • Collaborate with producers to diagnose and prevent management and production problems.
  • Research information requested by farmers.
  • Collect and evaluate data to determine community program needs.
  • Act as an advocate for farmers or farmers' groups.
  • Conduct field demonstrations of new products, techniques, or services.
  • Maintain records of services provided and the effects of advice given.
Also called
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Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.