Also called: Crop Adjuster, Ag Claims Adjuster
Inspects fields after hail, drought, or floods to determine how much a farmer's insurance should pay.
After a hailstorm you drive out to shredded cornfields, count plants, measure damage, and estimate the lost yield using formulas. Disaster years mean nonstop travel; quiet years mean paperwork and training.
Claims adjusters overall; many crop adjusters are seasonal contractors.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Often a bachelor's in an ag field; requires state adjuster license and crop-specific certifications.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Agronomy, Agricultural Business.
Shrinking (about -4% over 10 years). Claims adjusters overall.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Satellite imagery and AI estimate crop losses remotely; field checks remain, but each adjuster handles many more claims.
Classes: Agriculture science, Algebra II, Biology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1031.
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