First-Line Supervisor of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers resume
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Also called agricultural and forestry supervisor, animal care supervisor, animal caretaker supervisor and animal husbandry supervisor.
$59,320
Median pay a year
27,960
People do this work
6
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First-Line Supervisor of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Summary
First-line supervisor coordinating activities of agricultural, forestry, and aquacultural workers, overseeing tasks like animal care, crop inspection, and worker training while ensuring compliance with safety regulations
Experience
First-Line Supervisor of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Assigned tasks such as feeding and treatment of animals, and cleaning and maintenance of animal quarters
Monitored workers to ensure that safety regulations were followed, warning or disciplining those who violated safety regulations
Recorded the numbers and types of fish or shellfish reared, harvested, released, sold, and shipped
Trained workers in techniques such as planting, harvesting, weeding, or insect identification and in the use of safety measures
Inspected crops, fields, or plant stock to determine conditions and need for cultivating, spraying, weeding, or harvesting
Conferred with managers to determine production requirements, conditions of equipment and supplies, and work schedules
Performed both supervisory and management functions, such as accounting, marketing, and personnel work
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Assigned tasks for animal care and maintenanceRecorded numbers and types of fish harvestedMonitored workers for safety regulation complianceObserved animals for signs of illness or injuryTrained workers in harvesting and cultivation methodsInspected crops to determine cultivation needs
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Assigned tasks for animal care and maintenance, ensuring proper feeding and treatment protocols were followed
Monitored workers to ensure compliance with safety regulations, providing guidance and discipline as needed
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Assigned tasks for animal care and maintenance to several workers each shift, ensuring proper feeding and treatment protocols were followed
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Several workers each shiftA small team dailyMost of the animal care staff
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Monitored workers to ensure compliance with safety regulations, providing guidance and discipline as needed
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Fewer accidents on the jobSafer working conditions overallBetter adherence to safety protocols
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Monitoring animal behavior
Inspecting equipment or facilities
Conferencing with managers
Directing fishery employees
Maintaining products
Monitoring organizational processes
Monitoring operational quality
Monitoring financial activities
Inspecting products or operations
Evaluating plant quality
Transporting equipment
Operating farming equipment
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What a First-Line Supervisor of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers does
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Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of agricultural, forestry, aquacultural, and related workers.
What it pays
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Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$46,670
Median
$59,320
75th percentile
$75,290
About 27,960 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$50,180
$60,710
$77,310
AR
$47,120
$62,790
$72,090
AZ
$51,540
$64,900
$79,520
CA
$45,440
$56,280
$74,200
CO
$48,770
$66,030
$84,540
CT
$54,660
$59,460
$67,820
DE
$54,470
$66,550
$78,120
FL
$43,730
$58,780
$74,190
GA
$51,920
$70,560
$82,460
HI
$52,300
$60,050
$64,000
IA
$47,350
$59,150
$72,380
ID
$49,700
$69,360
$77,510
IL
$43,690
$59,030
$85,780
IN
$60,100
$75,460
$91,480
KS
$46,170
$58,670
$68,780
KY
$46,720
$62,030
$80,270
LA
$50,630
$59,020
$67,950
MA
$54,300
$59,640
$75,100
MD
$48,930
$62,230
$76,380
ME
$60,740
$64,290
$84,540
MI
$45,930
$55,460
$64,690
MN
$56,850
$81,480
$94,100
MO
$49,440
$60,950
$70,810
MS
$52,060
$60,890
$79,200
MT
$50,140
$64,990
$75,920
NC
$49,350
$58,700
$68,440
NE
$47,130
$62,620
$76,500
NH
$61,940
$74,420
$98,730
NJ
$48,740
$57,240
$74,350
NM
$45,700
$50,160
$64,960
NV
$44,200
$61,180
$71,780
NY
$59,940
$66,460
$74,640
OH
$46,480
$54,940
$63,440
OK
$48,450
$62,040
$72,380
OR
$49,480
$57,940
$73,150
PA
$52,730
$58,570
$73,110
PR
$25,430
$33,800
$78,420
RI
$49,930
$53,770
$61,570
SC
$51,690
$56,730
$73,720
SD
$53,770
$57,880
$68,310
TN
$41,360
$52,960
$66,550
TX
$43,000
$53,170
$62,980
UT
$45,760
$52,760
$75,880
VA
$48,550
$56,990
$70,920
VT
$59,020
$68,630
$84,300
WA
$49,660
$66,200
$79,810
WI
$47,280
$62,610
$76,030
WV
$48,770
$53,190
$61,290
WY
$41,440
$59,640
$74,180
Other names
Other names for this job
agricultural and forestry supervisor, animal care supervisor, animal caretaker supervisor, animal husbandry supervisor, animal maintenance supervisor, animal research facility supervisor, aquacultural worker supervisor, area supervisor, artificial breeding ranch supervisor, broiler supervisor, corn crop supervisor, cotton gin yard supervisor.
More names for this work
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