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Farm and Home Management Educators in Colorado

Considering working as a Farm and Home Management Educators in Colorado? Here’s what you need to know. Instruct and advise individuals and families engaged in agriculture, agricultural-related processes, or home management activities. Demonstrate procedures and apply research findings to advance agricultural and home management activities. May develop educational outreach programs. May instruct on either agricultural issues such as agricultural processes and techniques, pest management, and food safety, or on home management issues such as budgeting, nutrition, and child development. Excludes “Dietitians and Nutritionists” (29-1031).

What do Farm and Home Management Educators Make in Colorado?

For a farm and home management educators working in Colorado, the typical annual salary is $63,560 per year (or roughly $30.56/hour).Earnings range from $51,880 at the 10th percentile to $79,160 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$51,880	$24.94
25th percentile	$55,330	$26.60
Median (50th)	$63,560	$30.56
75th percentile	$79,160	$38.06
90th percentile	$79,160	$38.06

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in Colorado relative to the national average — is 0.36, meaning fewer farm and home management educators per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, farm and home management educators earn a median of $55,950 per year ($26.90/hour), above the Colorado median.

Employment Outlook

There are roughly 1,143,788 farm and home management educators in the U.S.. In Colorado alone, approximately 70 people work in this role. That trails the typical state, which employs around 200 farm and home management educators.

Top States for Farm and Home Management Educators Employment

View the states that employ the most farm and home management educators work.

State	Number Employed
Florida	2,900
North Carolina	750
Wisconsin	670
Virginia	600
Puerto Rico	560
Texas	480
Pennsylvania	440
Kentucky	430
Indiana	370
Iowa	360
Michigan	330
Kansas	310
Alabama	260
Georgia	210
Arkansas	200
Maryland	160
California	140
Wyoming	120
Nebraska	120
New Mexico	110

Highest-Paying States for Farm and Home Management Educators

The highest-paying states for farm and home management educators.

State	Annual Median Salary
Idaho	$103,430
California	$98,810
Oregon	$85,230
Maryland	$76,790
Nebraska	$66,270
South Dakota	$64,330
Colorado	$63,560
Indiana	$63,080
Virginia	$62,960
Montana	$62,920

Skills

Top farm and home management educators skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Important knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

The abilities that matter most for farm and home management educators, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Farm and Home Management Educators typically:

• Advise farmers and demonstrate techniques in areas such as feeding and health maintenance of livestock, growing and harvesting practices, and financial planning.
• Conduct classes or deliver lectures on subjects such as nutrition, home management, and farming techniques.
• Collaborate with producers to diagnose and prevent management and production problems.
• Research information requested by farmers.
• Collect and evaluate data to determine community program needs.
• Act as an advocate for farmers or farmers' groups.
• Conduct field demonstrations of new products, techniques, or services.
• Maintain records of services provided and the effects of advice given.
• Prepare and distribute leaflets, pamphlets, and visual aids for educational and informational purposes.
• Schedule and make regular visits to farmers.
• Organize, advise, and participate in community activities and organizations, such as county and state fair events and 4-H Clubs.
• Conduct agricultural research, analyze data, and prepare research reports.

Work Activities

• Communicating with People Outside the Organization
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
• Training and Teaching Others
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Getting Information
• Working with Computers
• Scheduling Work and Activities
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others

Tools & Technology

Technologies frequently used: Hot technologies: ESRI ArcGIS software, Microsoft Excel In-demand technologies: Microsoft Office software

Related Careers

Careers similar to farm and home management educators include:

• Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
• Management Analysts
• Agricultural Engineers
• Soil and Plant Scientists
• Conservation Scientists
• Range Managers

Also Known As

4-H Agent, 4-H Club Agent, 4-H Youth Development Educator, 4-H Youth Development Specialist, 4-H Youth Educator, Adjunct Instructor, Agricultural Agent, Agricultural Extension Agent, Agricultural Extension Educator, Agriculture Consultant, Agriculture Extension Agent, Agriculture Extension Specialist, CTE Teacher (Career and Technical Education Teacher), Community Educator, Cooking Instructor.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 25-9021.00