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Agricultural Manager
Role & responsibilities
Plans planting and harvest schedules, manages budgets and staff, and ensures sustainable and profitable farm practices.
Key strengths
- Leadership20% (Job)
- Organization15% (Job)
- Decision making14% (Job)
- Project management14% (Job)
- Communication13% (Job)
- Environmental awareness12% (Job)
- Strategic thinking12% (Job)
What this means for you
- Leadership – Guides people with clear direction and support.
- Decision making – Chooses a course of action confidently under time pressure.
- Organization – Keeps plans, schedules, and resources aligned.
Typical tasks
- Manage hiring, training, and supervision of farm staff and seasonal workers.
- Oversee daily farm operations, equipment use, and resource allocation.
- Plan crop and livestock schedules to optimize yields.
Daily work
- Reviews crop schedules and weather updates before setting field priorities
- Tracks budgets, procurement, and yields to keep the operation profitable
- Walks fields with supervisors to align labor, equipment, and inputs
Education & entry routes
Helpful but not mandatory
- Agribusiness MBA or operations management coursework
- Soil science certificate course
Alternative pathways
- Agribusiness Analyst
- Farm Consultant
- Cooperative Manager
Work environment
- Team size
- Small to mid-sized crews of 10–50, with seasonal peaks.
- Typical employers
- Commercial farms, cooperatives, and agribusiness operators.
- People contact
- High—daily coordination with staff, suppliers, and buyers.
- Stress level
- Moderate to high during planting and harvest seasons.
- Working hours
- Mostly onsite with early starts; workload intensifies seasonally.
Entry & progression
Common entry roles
- Farm Supervisor
- Agronomy Assistant
Next career steps
- Regional Farm Manager
- Agribusiness Operations Director