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Farm and Home Management Educators

Also called: 4-H Youth Development Specialist, Extension Agent, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent

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.

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Median pay BLS, 2025$60,220
Openings a year BLS, 2025–35800
Typical education to start BLSMaster's degree
AI exposure BLS, Aug 2026 High
Projected job growth BLS, 2025–35 -3.2%

What the data says: AI could halve the time on 10 of its 15 tasks, and jobs are projected to shrink 3.2% by 2035. How to think about this →

About this projection

BLS builds AI into its projections where the research supports it: “BLS generally applies adjustments based on this research conservatively, where there is convincing evidence for a change.”

It also notes a limit: “BLS projection methods are not designed to capture extremely rapid technological change.”

On its AI exposure groups, BLS says exposure “does not imply job loss.”

Recent conditions

  • In 2024, 2.4% of people in this work were unemployed, against 3.8% across all occupations Census ACS 2024, all workers in the Census group “Other educational instruction and library workers”
  • From Sep 2025 to Aug 2026, 7.8 hires for every 10 job openings in private educational services, which employs about 71% of people in this work, against 7.3 across all industries BLS JOLTS One box per opening, filled for each hire; hires beyond the openings are added in a lighter shade. Higher can mean openings get filled, or that people leave often; lower, that jobs go unfilled, or hiring is slow.

How to read these

Pay compared with all occupations BLS median wages Pays more than 48% of 825 occupations
lowest-paidhighest-paid

Median pay by state BLS OEWS May 2025, state estimates

$33k$99knot published

Median pay in every state
StateMedianMiddle half earnJobs
Alabama$58,330$46,650 to $75,460260
Arizona$73,210$62,430 to $85,69030
Arkansas$49,640$41,870 to $58,650200
California$98,770$97,030 to $108,77040
Colorado$66,230$54,060 to $82,49090
Delaware$63,300$61,030 to $78,18080
Florida$49,090$38,050 to $60,630710
Georgia$33,510$20,470 to $49,300200
Hawaii$48,340$44,760 to $49,60030
Indiana$65,740$52,010 to $81,560360
Iowa$48,200$45,010 to $60,840520
Kansas$52,870$44,170 to $65,190480
Kentucky$61,190$49,340 to $70,860420
Maine$65,780$50,610 to $80,47070
Maryland$79,780$62,810 to $99,450150
Massachusetts$66,920$66,800 to $70,62040
Michigan$65,030$47,950 to $83,310330
Mississippi$59,480$47,570 to $77,760not published
Nebraska$60,670$36,860 to $77,85090
New Jersey$57,810$36,930 to $57,810not published
New Mexico$62,730$60,890 to $72,510160
New York$48,860$35,380 to $61,53080
North Carolina$64,280$51,100 to $77,830910
North Dakota$63,480$51,030 to $84,28090
Oregon$80,030$62,080 to $97,000not published
Pennsylvania$45,970$38,750 to $54,220not published
Puerto Rico$53,160$51,010 to $61,130470
South Dakota$60,440$49,350 to $77,27090
Texas$33,260$23,460 to $45,600470
Vermont$62,830$61,010 to $75,06050
Virginia$76,710$55,000 to $85,690520
Washington$63,440$61,730 to $66,240not published
West Virginia$50,930$46,860 to $79,13050
Wisconsin$60,920$60,920 to $60,920670
Wyoming$50,510$48,530 to $58,380140

Nationally: $60,220. Shades run from the lowest state median to the highest; a territory below that range takes the lightest. How to read this

How AI touches the work

What AI could speed up, task by task, and where people already use it.

AI could halve the time on 10 of its 15 tasks

5 · AI alone could halve the time 5 · AI + software built on it could 5 · Not much
AI ratingIts main tasks Share of Claude conversations
May 2026
AI alone Advise farmers and demonstrate techniques in areas such as feeding and health maintenance of livestock, growing and harvesting practices, and financial planning. Not published
Not much Conduct classes or deliver lectures on subjects such as nutrition, home management, and farming techniques. Not published
AI alone Collaborate with producers to diagnose and prevent management and production problems. Not published
AI alone Collect and evaluate data to determine community program needs. Not published
AI + software Research information requested by farmers. 0.01%
Not much Conduct field demonstrations of new products, techniques, or services. Not published
See all 15 tasks
AI alone Prepare and distribute leaflets, pamphlets, and visual aids for educational and informational purposes. 0.02%
Not much Organize, advise, and participate in community activities and organizations, such as county and state fair events and 4-H Clubs. Not published
AI + software Maintain records of services provided and the effects of advice given. Not published
AI + software Act as an advocate for farmers or farmers' groups. Not published
AI + software Schedule and make regular visits to farmers. Not published
AI alone Conduct agricultural research, analyze data, and prepare research reports. under 0.01%
Not much Provide direct assistance to farmers by performing activities such as purchasing or selling products and supplies, supervising properties, and collecting soil and herbage samples for testing. Not published
Not much Set and monitor production targets. Not published
AI + software Collaborate with social service and health care professionals to advise individuals and families on home management practices, such as budget planning, meal preparation, and time management. Not published

Ordered by how important O*NET's respondents rate each task (1 to 5) times the share who say it is part of their job. The ordering is ours. 3 of the 15 have a published share of Claude conversations; “not published” means too few conversations for Anthropic to publish a figure.

Where people already use AI

The tasks above say what AI could speed up. This shows what people are using it for. Its 15 tasks fall under 19 work activities that many occupations share, and Microsoft counted how often each one came up in 200,000 conversations with its Copilot assistant in 2024.

Tasks AI could speed up10 of 15 tasksEloundou et al. ratings (2023)
Its activities among the 50 people ask AI for help with most6 of 19 activities
  • #1 Gather information from physical or electronic sources
  • #4 Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise
  • #10 Write material for artistic or commercial purposes
  • and 3 more, in the table below
Microsoft Copilot (2024), ranked among all 332 activities. The cut-off of 50 is ours.
Work activity This occupation's tasks under it People asked AI for help
in 10,000 conversations		 AI did it for them
in 10,000 conversations
Gather information from physical or electronic sources 2,322#1 352#5
Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise 408#4 247#8
Write material for artistic or commercial purposes 149#10 105#18
Provide information to guests, clients, or customers 134#11 1,154#3
Prepare informational or instructional materials 73#23 195#11
Purchase goods or services 47#36 0.39#220
Promote products, services, or programs 14#72 85#20
Advise others on educational or vocational matters 14#74 34#36
Show all 19 activities
Communicate with others about operational plans or activities 9.39#92 28#39
Advocate for individual or community needs 8.02#105 6.13#76
Plan events or programs 5.26#123 1.90#133
Teach life skills 5.04#127 13#59
Schedule operational activities 4.88#128 2.89#116
Collect data about consumer needs or opinions 4.64#131 4.89#93
Monitor financial data or activities 4.28#138 0.55#193
Develop organizational or program goals or objectives 3.56#154 2.10#126
Maintain operational records 2.92#170 0.49#209
Evaluate project feasibility 2.26#191 0.68#184
Collaborate in the development of educational programs 0.83#248 0.53#198
Task: AI alone Task: AI + software Task: not much #: rank among all 332 activities Microsoft measured (#1 = most common; activities that never came up share last place, shown as “tied”)
Where the two sources differ: “Collaborate in the development of educational programs” holds 1 task rated AI + software, yet people asked AI for help with it in 0.83 of every 10,000 conversations, #248 of 332.

How people in this work use Claude

What people in this work made with Claude % of conversations

  • A document or report36%
  • A presentation or slides22%
  • An explanation or answer7%
  • An app or website4%
  • An image or graphic4%

How they worked with Claude

44% handed the task off56% worked on it together

49% of these conversations were about work. Anthropic Economic Index, May 2026.

How to read this

Work activities come from O*NET, which links every task to the broader activities it involves. Microsoft's figures are for the activity across everyone who used Copilot, not for farm and home management educators specifically. Copilot is a general chat assistant; dedicated coding tools are not included, so programming help is under-counted here. Activities are listed by how many of this occupation's tasks fall under them.

The task ratings say whether AI could halve the time a task takes: on its own (“AI alone”), or with software built on it (“AI + software”). They were made by people in 2023 (Eloundou et al.). Claude's share is the task's share of all Claude.ai conversations in May 2026; Anthropic doesn't publish a task with too few conversations. None of these add up to the BLS exposure group, which combines five research measures.

More in the Guide: task ratings · task order · work activities · Copilot figures · Claude

High exposure doesn't mean fewer jobs

BLS projects most occupations in its two most exposed groups to grow: 141 of 206 rated Very high and 165 of 206 rated High. Each dot is one of the 831 occupations BLS rates.

AI exposure and projected job growth, 831 occupationsLow exposure: 134 of 213 occupations projected to grow. Moderate exposure: 151 of 206 occupations projected to grow. High exposure: 165 of 206 occupations projected to grow. Very high exposure: 141 of 206 occupations projected to grow.-20%-15%-10%-5%0%+5%+10%+15%+20%+25%Low134 of 213 growingModerate151 of 206 growingHigh165 of 206 growingVery high141 of 206 growing11 occupations outside −20% to +25% are drawn at the edge. Click a dot to see that occupation.Farm and home management educators: -3.2%Farm and Home Management EducatorsAI exposure and projected job growth, 831 occupationsLow exposure: 134 of 213 occupations projected to grow. Moderate exposure: 151 of 206 occupations projected to grow. High exposure: 165 of 206 occupations projected to grow. Very high exposure: 141 of 206 occupations projected to grow.-20%-15%-10%-5%0%+5%+10%+15%+20%+25%Low134 of 213Moderate151 of 206High165 of 206Very high141 of 20611 occupations outside −20% to +25% are drawn at the edge. Tap a dot.Farm and home management educators: -3.2%Farm and Home Management Educators

Career moves into and out of this occupation

From moves between occupations found in online resumes, 2002–2016. Career changes only: a first job after school isn't a move.

Where people moved next

of 9,445 moves out

  1. 1 Management Analysts Very high +10.1% 7%
  2. 2 Managers, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 6%
  3. 3 General and Operations Managers High +5.0% 4%
  4. 4 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Moderate +3.8% 3%
  5. 5 Customer Service Representatives Very high -5.3% 3%

Where people moved in from

of 10,987 moves in

  1. 1 Customer Service Representatives Very high -5.3% 5%
  2. 2 Managers, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 4%
  3. 3 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products Very high -0.9% 3%
  4. 4 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers Very high +0.1% 2%
  5. 5 Management Analysts Very high +10.1% 2%

Resumes over-represent younger, white-collar job-seekers and moves into management. Schubert, Stansbury and Taska (resume data).

Education and training for the occupation

Education people in it hold

O*NET survey of workers in this occupation

  • 4% less than high school
  • 4% postsecondary certificate
  • 15% bachelor's
  • 4% post-bachelor's certificate
  • 70% master's
  • 4% research doctorate

O*NET 31.0 survey of workers in this occupation · 27 people answered.

Census survey (American Community Survey)

  • 1% less than high school
  • 4% high school
  • 9% some college
  • 4% associate's
  • 29% bachelor's
  • 43% master's
  • 3% professional degree
  • 7% doctorate

Census ACS 2024, all workers in the Census group “Other educational instruction and library workers” · 1,645 people surveyed.

Why the two can differ

O*NET asks about 20 people in each occupation, which makes its shares uncertain, but it reports the exact occupation and counts certificates. The Census survey reaches thousands, but it groups some occupations together and counts degrees only. More in the Guide

Median pay by highest degree full-time, year-round · Census ACS 2024, all workers in the Census group “Other educational instruction and library workers”

Programs that prepare people for it (NCES)
38 programs, such as Farm/Farm and Ranch Management, Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production and Crop Production.
See all
  • Farm/Farm and Ranch Management
  • Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production
  • Crop Production
  • Dairy Husbandry and Production
  • Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management
  • Apiculture
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General
  • Public Horticulture
  • Urban and Community Horticulture
  • Agricultural and Extension Education Services
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Agricultural Animal Breeding
  • Animal Nutrition
  • Dairy Science
  • Livestock Management
  • Poultry Science
  • Animal Sciences, Other
  • Plant Sciences, General
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Horticultural Science
  • Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management
  • Range Science and Management
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
  • Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management
  • Family Resource Management Studies, General
  • Consumer Economics
  • Consumer Services and Advocacy
  • Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, Other
  • Housing and Human Environments, General
  • Home Furnishings and Equipment Installers
  • Family Systems
  • Child Development
  • Family and Community Services
  • Early Childhood and Family Studies
  • Parent Education Services
  • Apparel and Textiles, General
  • Nutrition Sciences

Jobs that require a credential BLS Occupational Requirements Survey 2023

BLS publishes no credential figures for this occupation.

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BLS AI exposure categories (Aug 2026) · BLS Employment Projections 2025–35 · O*NET 31.0 · Task ratings: Eloundou et al., Science (2024) · Microsoft "Working with AI" v1.1 · Anthropic Economic Index (2026-06-26) · Schubert, Stansbury and Taska · NCES CIP–SOC · Census ACS 2024 · BLS JOLTS

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