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Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
4 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for DAIRY GRAZIER (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Beekeeper | 0886 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| DAIRY GRAZIER | 2019 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 4,000 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
| FARMER, GENERAL (Agric) | 0177 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| Organic Vegetable Farm Manager | 3013 | Competency-Based: 2,500 hours Hybrid: 2,500 to 3,125 hours Time-Based: 2,500 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers earn, by state
Nebraska has the highest state median for farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers ($111,460) and West Virginia the lowest ($62,740), across the 30 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | $111,460 | $53.59 | 200 |
| Montana | $110,250 | $53.00 | 30 |
| California | $109,140 | $52.47 | 1,650 |
| Washington | $103,240 | $49.64 | 140 |
| Kansas | $102,490 | $49.27 | 40 |
| Illinois | $99,440 | $47.81 | 120 |
| Georgia | $95,900 | $46.10 | 50 |
| Mississippi | $95,210 | $45.77 | 80 |
| New York | $89,370 | $42.97 | 130 |
| Florida | $87,080 | $41.86 | 320 |
| New Jersey | $86,380 | $41.53 | Not published |
| Wisconsin | $86,320 | $41.50 | 30 |
| Texas | $85,990 | $41.34 | 610 |
| Indiana | $83,100 | $39.95 | 90 |
| Michigan | $82,620 | $39.72 | 270 |
| Oregon | $81,560 | $39.21 | 190 |
| Idaho | $81,010 | $38.95 | 250 |
| North Carolina | $80,540 | $38.72 | 250 |
| Iowa | $77,930 | $37.47 | 180 |
| Missouri | $77,650 | $37.33 | 60 |
| Pennsylvania | $76,040 | $36.56 | 80 |
| Kentucky | $74,640 | $35.88 | 110 |
| Oklahoma | $69,050 | $33.20 | 80 |
| Hawaii | $68,750 | $33.05 | 80 |
| Maryland | $67,600 | $32.50 | 140 |
| Virginia | $66,780 | $32.11 | 50 |
| Ohio | $65,990 | $31.73 | 100 |
| Minnesota | $65,900 | $31.68 | 160 |
| Arkansas | $63,920 | $30.73 | 50 |
| West Virginia | $62,740 | $30.16 | 50 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).