Agriculture & GrowingLeadField & Crop Work
Field Supervisor
You run field crews and hit planting and harvest windows on schedule.
What you'd actually do
- Assign and supervise field crews
- Plan daily work against weather
- Track labor, yield, and quality
- Enforce safety and food-safety rules
The facts
- Training time
- 3-5 years
- Experience expected
- 3-5 years
- Physical demand
- high
- Room to advance
- moderate
- Path to ownership
- moderate
- Level
- Lead
Work environment
Outdoors · Rural · Team leadership · Seasonal peaks
Skills
Core to the job
- Crew leadership
- Crop management
- Scheduling & logistics
- Training others
- Record keeping & compliance
Helps you stand out
- Irrigation systems
- Heavy equipment operation
- Clear communication
- Soil science
Education & credentials
- High school diploma or GED
- 3+ years field experience
- Food safety / GAP trainingCommonly expected
Often required by produce buyers.
Licensing rules vary by state, county, and job scope. Always confirm what applies where you plan to work.
Shortest route from the ground up
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Where this leads
Farm Manager
Agriculture & GrowingManagement
You run the operation: crop plan, labor, equipment, and margin, usually for an owner or an investor group.
- Training:
- 5-8 years
- Experience:
- 5-8 years
Farm Owner / Operator
Agriculture & GrowingOwner
You own the land or the lease and carry the risk. Capital-intensive, but small specialty operations can start far cheaper than commodity farming.
- Training:
- 3-10 years
- Experience:
- 3-10 years
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