Agriculture & environment · Agriculture
Farmer/Rancher
Managing crops, livestock, and land. Requires diverse skills and high resilience.
Career economics
- Average salary
- $70k / yr
- Upper estimate
- $130k / yr
- Growth estimate
- -1%
- Demand
- High
- Green-energy relevance
- 80/100
- AI exposure
- Moderate
Requirements
- Eyesight
- Good
- Fitness
- High
- Work at heights
- Not typical
- Own tools
- Usually required
Skills that matter
- Management · Technical90
- Biology · Technical85
- Mechanical · Technical80
A day in the work
- 1
Plan
Season.
- 2
Plant/Feed
Grow.
- 3
Harvest
Collect.
Trade matrix analysis
Six factors on one chart. A wider shape means more strength — but a high entry barrier or physical demand is a cost, not a benefit.
- Pay ceiling
- 52 · Upper estimate $130k
- Resilience
- 70 · CladScore 70
- Growth
- 48 · -1% estimate
- Entry barrier
- 40 · Shorter training route
- Physical demand
- 40 · Fitness: High
- Green relevance
- 80 · 80/100
Verdict · Balanced
A steady, reliable option with moderate growth and resilience.
Illustrative 5-year pay path
Demand is contracting; specialisation or a nearby pivot will matter.
Central to the energy transition — likely to benefit from decarbonisation programmes.
Derived from DeepClad's illustrative catalogue, not a live forecast.
Your pathway in
Step 1
Exp or Degree
Var · None · Estimate Var
- Then: build experience, specialise, and keep credentials current. Requirements vary by location.
Where it can lead
Illustrative figures from the supplied catalogue, not a live labour-market forecast. USD estimates vary by region.