Farm Labor Contractors
Farm Labor Contractor, Field Manager, Field Supervisor
What they do:
Recruit and hire seasonal or temporary agricultural laborers. May transport, house, and provide meals for workers.
On the job, you would:
- Pay wages of contracted farm laborers.
- Provide food, drinking water, and field sanitation facilities to contracted workers.
- Recruit and hire agricultural workers.
Knowledge
Arts and Humanities
- foreign language
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- food production
- manufacture and distribution of products
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Business
- human resources (HR)
Skills
Basic Skills
- talking to others
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilities
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Achievement/Effort
- Cooperation
- Concern for Others
- Initiative
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Accounting software
- Bookkeeping software
- Intuit QuickBooks
Data base user interface and query software
- E-Verify
- Microsoft Access
Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
Education
Education: (rated 2 of 5)
no high school diploma/GED or
high school diploma/GED
usually needed
high school diploma/GED
usually needed
Get started on your career:
Find Licenses
Apprenticeship.gov
Job Outlook
Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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