Also called: Mushroom Grower, Gourmet Mushroom Cultivator
Grows mushrooms indoors on compost, logs, or sawdust blocks, from button mushrooms to oyster and lion's mane.
A mushroom farmer mixes and sterilizes growing material, inoculates it with spawn, and controls humidity, temperature, and fresh air in grow rooms. Harvest happens every day by hand, and many small growers sell to restaurants and farmers markets.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Learned through courses, books, and apprenticeship; a biology background helps.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Plant Science, Biology, Agricultural Business.
Growing about average. Specialty mushroom farming is growing fast from a small base.
Low risk for 10 years. Climate controls automate grow rooms; inoculating, hand harvest and selling to chefs stay human for small growers.
Classes: Biology, Chemistry, Business class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9013.
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