How long does the training take?

Typically about six years of study in total. That is the usual route rather than a rule — people arrive by other paths all the time.

How much do farm and home management educators make?

The US median is $60,220 a year, meaning half earn more and half less. Pay varies widely by state, employer and experience.

Do you need a degree for this work?

Yes — a degree is the usual way in.

Where can you train for this work?

724 US colleges, community colleges and trade schools award credentials in a matching program. See which ones →

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Farm and home management educators: pay, training and the programs that lead there

Education · SOC 25-9021

$60,220US median pay, 2025

-3.2%Projected growth, 2025–35

800Openings per year

DegreeUsual way in

How you get in

A degree is the usual way in.

Master's degree
Work in: farm and home management educators

Programs that lead to this job

These are the federal program codes (CIP) that the Department of Education maps to this occupation, and how many US colleges, community colleges or trade schools report awarding credentials in each.

Program	Code	Schools
Child Development	CIP 19.0706	215
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General	CIP 01.0601	148
Nutrition Sciences	CIP 30.1901	146
Animal Sciences, General	CIP 01.0901	116
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	CIP 19.0101	83
Apparel and Textiles, General	CIP 19.0901	70
Family and Community Services	CIP 19.0707	64
Agronomy and Crop Science	CIP 01.1102	60
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production	CIP 01.0302	56
Horticultural Science	CIP 01.1103	51
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management	CIP 01.0104	48
Crop Production	CIP 01.0304	46
Plant Sciences, General	CIP 01.1101	44
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management	CIP 01.0307	40
Range Science and Management	CIP 01.1106	23
Agricultural and Extension Education Services	CIP 01.0801	20
Family Systems	CIP 19.0704	17
Dairy Science	CIP 01.0905	15
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management	CIP 01.1105	15
Family Resource Management Studies, General	CIP 19.0401	13
Early Childhood and Family Studies	CIP 19.0711	13
Animal Sciences, Other	CIP 01.0999	11
Dairy Husbandry and Production	CIP 01.0306	10
Livestock Management	CIP 01.0906	9
Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management	CIP 19.0203	9

…and 13 more related programs.

See the 724 schools that offer these programs →

Common questions

How long does the training take?: Typically about six years of study in total. That is the usual route rather than a rule — people arrive by other paths all the time.
How much do farm and home management educators make?: The US median is $60,220 a year, meaning half earn more and half less. Pay varies widely by state, employer and experience.
Do you need a degree for this work?: Yes — a degree is the usual way in.
Where can you train for this work?: 724 US colleges, community colleges and trade schools award credentials in a matching program. See which ones →

Pay and growth are national figures. What you earn depends on where you work, your employer and your experience, and these are projections rather than promises. Education requirements describe how most people enter the job, not a rule — plenty of people take another route.

Pay, growth, openings and entry requirements: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–35. Program-to-occupation mapping: NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk (2020/2018). School counts: IPEDS completions, 2022–23.

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