Also called: Ag Loan Officer, Farm Credit Officer
Lends money to farmers to buy land, equipment, seed, and livestock, and helps them plan their finances.
You visit a farm to look at the operation, the equipment, and the books, then decide whether to approve a $2 million operating loan. You check in with clients when prices crash or a hailstorm hits, helping them restructure rather than lose the farm.
Loan officers overall; senior ag lenders at Farm Credit institutions earn more.
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 ag business, finance, or ag economics.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Agricultural Business, Finance, Agricultural Economics.
Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years). Loan officers.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI scores credit and drafts loan files; farm visits, sizing up the farmer and relationship banking stay human, with fewer junior roles.
Classes: Accounting, AP Economics, Agriculture business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2072.
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