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Farm Labor Contractor

Farm Labor Contractor

  • Ideal for those passionate about supporting agricultural communities.
  • Ensure essential labor for farms, impacting food production and supply.
  • Unique role in managing worker welfare and logistics in agriculture.
💰 Earn $48K-$88K
📚 None
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Overview

Recruit and hire seasonal or temporary agricultural laborers. May transport, house, and provide meals for workers.

Scoop

Minimum Education

None

Career Prospects

Excellent (Increasing by 5% or more)

Training Time

6 months to 1 year

Job Openings

100 Annually

Median Earnings

$70,260 in California
$45,730 Nationally

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Day-to-Day

  • Pay wages of contracted farm laborers.
  • Provide food, drinking water, and field sanitation facilities to contracted workers.
  • Recruit and hire agricultural workers.
  • Employ foremen to deal directly with workers when recruiting, hiring, instructing, assigning tasks, and enforcing work rules.
  • Supervise the work of contracted employees.

Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

  • Influencing or leading others
  • Relating with or serving others
  • Working with my hands

You are skilled in 💫

  • Systems Analysis
  • Active Listening
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Writing

You value 🙏

  • Having freedom
  • Personal relationships
  • Receiving recognition

Deep Dive

Farm Labor Contractor

Explore career pathways, key skills, and what each role has to offer.

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