Farmers Market Manager

Also called: Market Coordinator

Runs a farmers market: vendors, layout, rules, events, and community programs.

A day in the life

You arrive at 5 a.m. to set up signs and assign vendor stalls, then spend the market chatting with farmers and shoppers. Off-market days you recruit vendors, apply for grants, and run food-assistance programs. Many markets are nonprofits.

Pay over a career

Starting
$30k
Typical
$45k
High
$65k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 2 years after high school. Bachelor's helpful; many start as volunteers.

Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Sustainable Agriculture, Nonprofit Management, Public Health.

Outlook

Growing about average.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. Apps help with vendor payments, but organizing farmers, events and community programs stays human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Agriculture CTE (FFA), Business, Environmental science.

Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9199.

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