Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers: where your skills can take you
Plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural establishments. May hire, train, and supervise farm workers or contract for services to carry out the day-to-day activities of the managed operation. May engage in or supervise planting, cultivating, harvesting, and financial and marketing activities.
Usual study level (from US data): Bachelor degree (uni — or check Cert/Diploma + experience pathways first)
Job names and descriptions on this page come from the US government's job list (O*NET). Some use American words, for example "elementary school" for primary school.
Three moves that use what a farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural manager already knows
Ranked by how much of the job's skills and knowledge carries over. Each one says what the move usually costs in study.
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
🧰 Your current job already uses working in step with other people, managing people, managing your own time and solving difficult problems.
🎓 No more study. The most common level in the US is high school or less (41%).
🔎 Find courses for this job on training.gov.au ↗
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of agricultural, forestry, aquacultural, and related workers.
Chefs and Head Cooks
In shortage in regional areas (Jobs and Skills Australia, 2025)
🧰 Your current job already uses working in step with other people, managing people, reading people and managing your own time.
🎓 A certificate or diploma. The most common level in Australia is a certificate or diploma (60%).
🔎 Find courses for this job on training.gov.au ↗
Direct and may participate in the preparation, seasoning, and cooking of salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, desserts, or other foods. May plan and price menu items, order supplies, and keep records and accounts.
Facilities Managers
🧰 Your current job already uses working in step with other people, managing people, reading people and solving difficult problems.
🎓 A certificate or diploma. The most common level in the US is some college, a certificate or an associate degree (78%).
🔎 Find courses for this job on training.gov.au ↗
Plan, direct, or coordinate operations and functionalities of facilities and buildings. May include surrounding grounds or multiple facilities of an organization's campus.
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O*NET 30.3 — This service incorporates information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JobMatcha has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
ABS ANZSCO 2022 Australian Update — Australian occupation tags are derived from the Australian Bureau of Statistics ANZSCO 2022 Australian Update correspondence tables (ABS, © Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 4.0), bridged to U.S. occupations via U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics SOC crosswalks (public domain). Only high-confidence (>= 0.8) one-to-one chains are shown; other mappings are withheld as 'Australian data unavailable'.
Australian pay and shortage lines: Jobs and Skills Australia.