Average salary
National Statistic
Change Location
$30,000 - $105,000
AGRICULTURAL SUPERVISOR: Managing The Vegetables, Hops & Landscaping For Sierra Nevada Brewing
About this video
Law, a Agricultural and Landscape Supervisor, manages every aspect of growing and landscaping for for Sierra Nevada Brewing Company; advises that there are a great variety of jobs in agriculture.
Degree: Biology - Agronomy
Job Title: Agricultural and Landscape Supervisor
Employer: Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Job Summary: Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
Job Description
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers run establishments that produce crops, livestock, and dairy products.
On-the-Job Training
None
Additional Info
All state university systems have at least one land-grant college or university with a school of agriculture. Common programs of study include business with a concentration in agriculture, farm management, agronomy, dairy science, and agricultural economics.
Certification Requirement
Recommended by the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMR)Quick Facts
Projected Job Growth
-8 to 0 percent
Typical schedule
Full-time, Seasonal, Long hours
Typical workplace
Outdoor, Physically demanding
Personal Qualities
Analytical skills, Likes working with hands, Strength/staminaEducational Path
Education Requirement
High school degree
Recommended Education Degree
High school degreeApprenticeship
Associate degree
Bachelor's degree
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m='28693'>when they're in</span> <span m='29184'>the</span> <span m='29680'>brewery.</span> </p><p><span m='30460'>My</span> <span m='30760'>career</span> <span m='31060'>and</span> <span m='31355'>education</span> <span m='31650'>in</span> <span m='31830'>the</span> <span m='32215'>past,</span> <span m='32600'>I</span> <span m='32910'>grew</span> <span m='33120'>up on a</span> <span m='33616'>farm.</span> <span m='34112'>I went</span> <span m='34608'>to school</span> <span m='35104'>at</span> <span m='35600'>Chico State</span> <span m='36096'>and</span> <span m='36592'>studied</span> <span m='37088'>agronomy</span> <span m='37584'>and biology.</span> <span m='38576'>Didn't</span> <span m='39072'>have</span> <span m='39568'>a</span> <span m='40064'>notion</span> <span m='40560'>of what</span> <span m='41056'>I wanted</span> <span m='41552'>to do when</span> <span m='42048'>I got out of school.</span> <span m='42544'>Went into</span> <span m='43040'>the</span> <span m='43536'>Peace 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