First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
What they do
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of agricultural, forestry, aquacultural, and related workers.
Expected pay range
Expected pay range
This represents the median earnings for this career in the selected county or state. In the range shown, 25% of workers earned less than the bottom salary and 25% earned more than the top salary. Data is provided by the Texas Workforce Commission.
About first-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
Other titles
Animal Research Facility Supervisor, Cattle Manager, Farm Supervisor, Fish Hatchery Manager, Harvesting Supervisor, Hatchery Manager, Logging Crew Foreman, Logging Supervisor, Pest Management Supervisor, Wildlife Manager
Tasks they perform
- Assign tasks such as feeding and treatment of animals, and cleaning and maintenance of animal quarters.
- Record the numbers and types of fish or shellfish reared, harvested, released, sold, and shipped.
- Monitor workers to ensure that safety regulations are followed, warning or disciplining those who violate safety regulations.
Skills they need
- Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
- Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Licenses and Certifications
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Certifications
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Additional career information and resources
Learn more about first-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers with these helpful sites.
- American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (external link opens new tab)
- American Association of Bovine Practitioners (external link opens new tab)
- American Farm Bureau Federation (external link opens new tab)
- American Fisheries Society (external link opens new tab)
- American Veterinary Medical Association (external link opens new tab)
- Catfish Farmers of America (external link opens new tab)
- East Coast Shellfish Growers Association (external link opens new tab)
- International Horsemanship Association (external link opens new tab)
- Laboratory Animal Management Association (external link opens new tab)
- National Shellfisheries Association (external link opens new tab)