Also called: Worm Farmer, Vermicompost Producer
Raises worms that turn food scraps into rich compost, and sells worms and castings.
Feeds bins of red wigglers with produce scraps, harvests worm castings for organic farms, and ships worms to gardeners and bait shops.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No formal education; self-taught.
Ways in: Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing about average. Small niche.
Low risk for 10 years. Worm farming is small-scale hands-on work; AI may help with marketing, but tending bins stays human.
Classes: Biology, AP Environmental Science, Business or entrepreneurship, Agriscience (FFA).
Official data: O*NET occupation 45-2093.
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