Also called: Seed Sales Rep, Crop Protection Sales Rep, Animal Health Sales Rep
Sells seed, fertilizer, equipment, or animal health products to farmers and ag retailers.
You spend most days in a truck visiting farms, sitting at kitchen tables talking yields, and hosting field days where farmers see test plots. Good reps are trusted advisors more than pushy salespeople.
Wholesale sales reps overall; commission can push top reps much higher.
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 agronomy, animal science, or ag business.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Agricultural Business, Agronomy, Animal Science.
Growing slowly (about 1% over 10 years). Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI handles quotes and reorders; face-to-face advice on farms keeps reps needed, though online sales trim some routes.
Classes: Agriculture science CTE, Business or marketing, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 41-4012.
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