Also called: Right-of-Way Agent, Landowner Relations Manager
Negotiates leases with landowners to host wind turbines, solar panels, or power lines.
You knock on farmhouse doors, sit with families at kitchen tables explaining lease terms, and help settle disputes about access roads.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in business or real estate, or experience in agriculture.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Business, Real Estate, Agricultural Business.
Growing faster than average. Steady demand from renewables and transmission projects.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI speeds title research and lease drafting; sitting at kitchen tables to earn farmers' trust stays human.
Classes: Speech or debate, Economics, Agriculture CTE class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 41-9022.
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