Vocational Programs for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations Career

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations is a top-level category of 14 related occupations.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $44,010 and $21 per hour. 27 vocational programs could be taken for the Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations career. Based on BLS data, a total of 461,000 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations is $15,837. The average length of the programs is 1,171 hours and the average completion time is 11.26 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations Career

The following 27 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Agricultural Business and Management	49	$27,306	-	1,206 Hours	14.77 Months
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management	41	$5,428	$1,663	-	-
Agricultural Business and Management (other)	6	$35,273	-	-	-
Agricultural Power Machinery Operation	6	-	-	-	-
Agricultural Production Operations	48	$25,358	-	-	-
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production	39	$26,745	-	-	-
Aquaculture	10	$35,476	-	-	-
Crop Production	30	$25,092	-	-	-
Dairy Husbandry and Production	9	$19,189	-	-	-
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management	31	$30,000	$3,025	1,440 Hours	9.00 Months
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	45	$31,002	-	-	-
Agricultural Production Operations (other)	8	$25,950	-	-	-
Agricultural and Food Products Processing	13	$31,072	-	-	-
Greenhouse Operations and Management	17	-	-	-	-
Plant Nursery Operations and Management	34	$29,073	-	-	-
Animal Sciences	17	$28,108	-	-	-
Dairy Science	2	$26,531	-	-	-
Livestock Management	8	$38,365	-	-	-
Poultry Science	5	$31,612	-	-	-
Animal Sciences (other)	4	$29,138	-	-	-
Plant Sciences	10	$31,898	-	-	-
Agronomy and Crop Science	18	$27,814	-	-	-
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	3	$28,217	-	-	-
Forestry	12	$29,599	-	-	-
Forest Technology/Technician	17	-	-	-	-
Forestry (other)	3	$34,316	-	-	-
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation	67	$12,083	$619	867 Hours	10.00 Months

Sub-Occupations of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations Career

The following 25 occupations are related to Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations.

Sub-Occupations of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	432K	$39,970	$19
Fishing and Hunting Workers	-	-	-
Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	27,150	$60,790	$29
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	27,150	$60,790	$29
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	27,150	$60,790	$29
Agricultural Workers	364K	$37,370	$18
Agricultural Inspectors	12,660	$52,170	$25
Agricultural Inspectors	12,660	$52,170	$25
Animal Breeders	1,360	$53,520	$26
Animal Breeders	1,360	$53,520	$26
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	23,430	$34,880	$17
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	23,430	$34,880	$17
Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers	326K	$36,910	$18
Agricultural Equipment Operators	28,910	$41,850	$20
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	259K	$36,140	$17
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	32,590	$37,060	$18
Agricultural Workers, All Other	6,040	$45,660	$22
Forest, Conservation, and Logging Workers	40,450	$49,270	$24
Forest and Conservation Workers	5,750	$36,860	$18
Forest and Conservation Workers	5,750	$36,860	$18
Logging Workers	34,710	$51,320	$25
Fallers	4,800	$61,190	$29
Logging Equipment Operators	23,720	$49,790	$24
Log Graders and Scalers	3,640	$47,120	$23
Logging Workers, All Other	2,540	$52,950	$25

Schools offering vocational programs for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

The following 353 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.