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	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	Range Managers	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	Forest and Conservation Technicians
SUMMARY	25% Low Risk	12% Minimal Risk	24% Low Risk	22% Low Risk	28% Low Risk
JOB SCORE	5.0/10	5.7/10	6.8/10	5.4/10	4.1/10
POLLING	41% (Moderate Risk, Based on 24 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	37% (Low Risk, Based on 326 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet
GROWTH by year 2034	2.5%	3.4%	5.3%	-1.3%	-3.2%
WAGES	$59,330 or $28.52 per hour	$67,950 or $32.67 per hour	$78,690 or $37.83 per hour	$87,980 or $42.29 per hour	$54,310 or $26.11 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	29,530	25,590	806,080	5,910	31,080
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DESCRIPTION	Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of agricultural, forestry, aquacultural, and related workers.	Research or study range land management practices to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife.	Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.	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.	Provide technical assistance regarding the conservation of soil, water, forests, or related natural resources. May compile data pertaining to size, content, condition, and other characteristics of forest tracts under the direction of foresters, or train and lead forest workers in forest propagation and fire prevention and suppression. May assist conservation scientists in managing, improving, and protecting rangelands and wildlife habitats.

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