Modeled career paths · Farm management services

Where does a Professional Farm Manager go next?

What employers are asking a Professional Farm Manager for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path
Senior Farm Manager+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Professional Farm Manager go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Regional Director, Farm Management+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of Professional Farm Manager go here
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Food Scientist+28% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Product Development Scientist. 5% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Farm Management Firm Principal+146% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Senior Farm Manager. 16% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Certified Crop Adviser-5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Professional Farm Manager go here
pivot91% of modeled exits move upward from there
Product Development Scientist+0% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Professional Farm Manager go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.