Occupation Details
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of agricultural, forestry, aquacultural, and related workers.
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Interests
Realistic
Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
Enterprising
Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
Conventional
Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
Work Values
Achievement
Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
Support
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
Independence
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
Salary & Job Outlook
Starting Salary
$45,160.00
New York StateMedian Salary
$62,600.00
New York StateExperienced Salary
$72,210.00
New York StateNational Average for Comparison
New York State Job Market Outlook
Jobs Right Now (2018)
1,470
professionals in NYFuture Job Growth (2030)
1,590
+12 jobs/yearNew Jobs Every Year
227
new opportunities yearlyGrowth Rate
0.1%
projected increasePreparation: Experience, Training, and Education
The list below outlines the prior educational experience required to perform in this occupation.
College Helps - Some college classes or training
Experience Requirements
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Education Requirements
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Training Details
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Transferrable Skills and Experience
These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
School Programs
The following lists school programs which are applicable to this occupation.
Licensing & Certification
State License and Certifications Requirements are not currently associated with this occupation.
Apprenticeship
Contact your regional representative to learn more about apprenticeships available in your area by visiting Apprenticeship Contacts.
Skills
The list below includes the skills required by workers in this occupation; skills are what allow you to learn more quickly and improve your performance.
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Skill level is measured on a seven point scale, where one means 'some competence required for this occupation' and seven means 'a high level of expertise required for this occupation'.
Knowledge
The list below includes knowledge items, the principles and facts required by this occupation.
Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Production and Processing
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Knowledge level is measured on a seven point scale, where one means 'some competence required for this occupation' and seven means 'a high level of expertise required for this occupation'.
Work Environment
The list below includes the physical and social factors that influence the nature of work in this occupation.
Hover over or tap each factor to see its description.
Work Styles
Included in the list below are the personal work style characteristics that can affect how well a worker is likely to perform in this occupation.
Adaptability/Flexibility
Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
Attention to Detail
Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
Cooperation
Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
Dependability
Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
Independence
Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
Initiative
Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
Integrity
Job requires being honest and ethical.
Leadership
Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
Self-Control
Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
Stress Tolerance
Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
Tools & Technology
This list below describes the machines, equipment, tools, software, and information technology that workers in this occupation will use.
Tools
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Aeration pumps
- Air compressors
- Animal injection syringes
- Animal trailers
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Automated feed batch mixers
- Automatic fish feeders
- Automatic watering devices
- Axes
- Backhoes
- Balling guns
- Blast chillers
- Blood drawing syringes
- Cable winches
- Castration equipment
- Chain flail delimbers
- Chain saws
- Chemical injection systems
- Claw hammers
- Cleaning mops
- Clipping equipment
- Cordless drills
- Crop harvesters
- Debarking tools
- Dehorners
- Delimbing gates
- Desktop computers
- Digging spades
Technology
- BCS Woodlands Software The Logger Tracker
- Cattlesoft CattleMax
- Confluence
- Database software
- Employee scheduling software
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Landmark Sales LOG-istics
- Lion Edge Technologies Ranch Manager
- Mapping software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Midwest MicroSystems Cow Sense
- Payroll software
Duties
Duties are job behaviors describing activities that occur on multiple jobs. The generalized and detailed work activities described in the list below apply to this occupation.
- administer medications or treatments
- perform animal euthanasia
- treat medical condition of patient
- artificially inseminate livestock
- examine animals to detect illness, disease, or injury
- recruit employees
- recruit employees
- develop staffing plan
- hire, discharge, transfer, or promote workers
- hire, discharge, transfer, or promote workers
- recommend purchase or repair of furnishings or equipment
- recommend purchase or repair of furnishings or equipment
- recommend purchase or repair of furnishings or equipment
- recommend purchase or repair of furnishings or equipment
- explain work orders, specifications, or work techniques to workers
- prepare reports
- prepare reports
- prepare or maintain employee records
- prepare or maintain employee records
- prepare or maintain employee records
- prepare or maintain employee records
- make presentations
- analyze operational or management reports or records
- analyze operational or management reports or records
- analyze operational or management reports or records
- analyze operational or management reports or records
- analyze organizational operating practices or procedures
- demonstrate or explain assembly or use of equipment
- conduct training for personnel
- conduct training for personnel
- conduct training for personnel
- conduct training for personnel
- develop policies, procedures, methods, or standards
- negotiate business contracts
- resolve personnel problems or grievances
- resolve or assist workers to resolve work problems
- resolve or assist workers to resolve work problems
- resolve or assist workers to resolve work problems
- resolve or assist workers to resolve work problems
- develop budgets
- order or purchase supplies, materials, or equipment
- requisition stock, materials, supplies or equipment
- requisition stock, materials, supplies or equipment
- issue supplies, materials, or equipment
- follow contract, property, or insurance laws
- follow horticulture irrigation techniques
- use oral or written communication techniques
- use oral or written communication techniques
- use oral or written communication techniques
- use oral or written communication techniques
- use plant disease control techniques
- use knowledge of seamanship or boat handling
- use fish culturing techniques
- use animal disease control techniques
- estimate materials or labor requirements
- estimate materials or labor requirements
- estimate time needed for project
- determine equipment requirements
- maintain or repair farm vehicles, machinery, or mechanical implements
- maintain production or work records
- maintain production or work records
- investigate complaints, disturbances, or violations
- perform safety inspections in agricultural, forestry, or fishing setting
- perform safety inspections in agricultural, forestry, or fishing setting
- perform safety inspections in agricultural, forestry, or fishing setting
- perform safety inspections in agricultural, forestry, or fishing setting
- oversee work progress to verify safety or conformance to standards
- oversee work progress to verify safety or conformance to standards
- oversee work progress to verify safety or conformance to standards
- oversee work progress to verify safety or conformance to standards
- use herbicides, fertilizers, pesticides or related products
- use herbicides, fertilizers, pesticides or related products
- mend or repair fishing nets or other watercraft gear
- preserve, cure, or cold store meat, poultry or fish
- plant, cultivate, or harvest crops, including aquaculture
- construct, erect, or repair wooden frameworks or structures
- handle animals
- fell or buck trees
- discipline staff for infractions of rules or regulations
- discipline staff for infractions of rules or regulations
- assign work to staff or employees
- assign work to staff or employees
- assign work to staff or employees
- assign work to staff or employees
- establish employee performance standards
- establish employee performance standards
- establish employee performance standards
- evaluate performance of employees or contract personnel
- orient new employees
- orient new employees
- orient new employees
- direct workers in planting, irrigating, cultivating, harvesting, or marketing
- monitor worker performance
- monitor worker performance
- monitor worker performance
- monitor worker performance
- schedule employee work hours
- schedule employee work hours
- schedule employee work hours
- schedule activities, classes, or events
- schedule activities, classes, or events
- schedule activities, classes, or events
- judge soil conditions
- inspect crops to determine quality
- use chain saws
- operate fishing equipment
- operate agricultural equipment or machinery
- identify crop characteristics
- identify crop characteristics
- identify crop characteristics
- identify fruit or vegetable or crops ready for harvest
- identify livestock characteristics
- understand second language
- understand second language
- understand second language
- understand second language
- recognize disease or parasites in animals
- recognize plant diseases
- recognize plant diseases
- recognize tree or forest plant species
- recognize tree or forest plant species
- modify work procedures or processes to meet deadlines
- modify work procedures or processes to meet deadlines
- modify work procedures or processes to meet deadlines
- plan or organize work
- plan or organize work
- plan or organize work
- plan or organize work
- plan meetings or conferences
- plan harvesting
- plan development or production of hybrid plant varieties
- plan logging operations
- drive automobile, van, or light truck
- drive truck with capacity greater than 3 tons
- operate tractor with accessories or attachments
- transport passengers or cargo
- transport passengers or cargo
- monitor production machinery/equipment operation to detect problems
- monitor forage plant growth
- inspect crops or fields
- inspect crops or fields
- monitor animal care
- observe plants, flowers, shrubs or trees to ascertain condition
- monitor number or type of fish reared or harvested
- observe fish or beds or ponds
- direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
- direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
- direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
- direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
- inspect facilities to determine repair or replacement needs
- resolve agricultural production problems
- resolve agricultural production problems
- resolve logging operation problems
- study production records
- follow transportation schedules
- read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts
- conduct or attend staff meetings
- conduct or attend staff meetings
- conduct or attend staff meetings
- conduct or attend staff meetings
- dictate correspondence
- dictate correspondence
- dictate correspondence
- dictate correspondence
- consult with managerial or supervisory personnel
- consult with managerial or supervisory personnel
- consult with managerial or supervisory personnel
- consult with managerial or supervisory personnel
Tasks
The list below outlines specific tasks that a worker in this occupation is called upon to do regularly.
- Direct or assist with the adjustment or repair of equipment or machinery.
- Monitor operations to identify and solve problems, improve work methods, and ensure compliance with safety, company, and government regulations.
- Plan work schedules according to personnel and equipment availability.
- Assign tasks such as feeding and treatment of animals, and cleaning and maintenance of animal quarters.
- Record the numbers and types of fish or shellfish reared, harvested, released, sold, and shipped.
- Monitor workers to ensure that safety regulations are followed, warning or disciplining those who violate safety regulations.
- Observe animals for signs of illness, injury, or unusual behavior, notifying veterinarians or managers as warranted.
- Observe fish and beds or ponds to detect diseases, monitor fish growth, determine quality of fish, or determine completeness of harvesting.
- Train workers in tree felling or bucking, operation of tractors or loading machines, yarding or loading techniques, or safety regulations.
- Treat animal illnesses or injuries, following experience or instructions of veterinarians.
- Train workers in spawning, rearing, cultivating, and harvesting methods, and in the use of equipment.
- Train workers in techniques such as planting, harvesting, weeding, or insect identification and in the use of safety measures.
- Confer with managers to evaluate weather or soil conditions, to develop plans or procedures, or to discuss issues such as changes in fertilizers, herbicides, or cultivating techniques.
- Communicate with forestry personnel regarding forest harvesting or forest management plans, procedures, or schedules.
- Inspect crops, fields, or plant stock to determine conditions and need for cultivating, spraying, weeding, or harvesting.
- Coordinate dismantling, moving, and setting up equipment at new work sites.
- Coordinate the selection and movement of logs from storage areas, according to transportation schedules or production requirements.
- Schedule work crews, equipment, or transportation for several different work locations.
- Drive or operate farm machinery, such as trucks, tractors, or self-propelled harvesters, to transport workers or supplies or to cultivate or harvest fields.
- Perform both supervisory and management functions, such as accounting, marketing, and personnel work.
- Transport or arrange for transport of animals, equipment, food, animal feed, and other supplies to and from work sites.
- Inspect buildings, fences, fields or ranges, supplies, and equipment to determine work to be performed.
- Read inventory records, customer orders, or shipping schedules to determine required activities.
- Inspect facilities to determine maintenance needs.
- Confer with managers to determine production requirements, conditions of equipment and supplies, and work schedules.
- Prepare and maintain time or payroll reports, as well as details of personnel actions, such as performance evaluations, hires, promotions, or disciplinary actions.
- Requisition or purchase supplies, such as insecticides, machine parts or lubricants, or tools.
- Monitor or oversee construction projects, such as horticultural buildings or irrigation systems.
- Issue equipment, such as farm implements, machinery, ladders, or containers to workers, and collect equipment when work is complete.
- Calculate or monitor budgets for maintenance or development of collections, grounds, or infrastructure.