Also called: Turfgrass Sod Producer, Sod Farmer
Grows fields of perfect grass that get cut into rolls by machine and trucked to new homes, golf courses and sports fields.
You check the mowers and irrigation on 500 acres of Bermuda grass at dawn. A harvester slices strips of sod with a thin layer of soil and stacks them on pallets. By noon trucks are hauling grass for a new football stadium.
Owners earn more; income depends on construction activity.
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 turfgrass science or agronomy is common; family farms often train their own.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Turfgrass Science, Agronomy, Agricultural Business.
Growing about average. Follows home building and sports field construction.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Self-driving harvesters are arriving, but growing perfect grass and running the farm stays human.
Classes: Ag science, Biology, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9013.
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