Also called: Correctional Agriculture Manager, Prison Agribusiness Supervisor
Runs the farms, dairies and cattle herds some prisons operate, supervising incarcerated workers who raise food for the prison system.
At places like Louisiana's Angola or Texas prison farms, managers plan crops, run tractors and cattle operations, and oversee crews of incarcerated men learning farm and equipment skills. They balance farm work with security rules and head counts. The food often feeds thousands of people in the prison system.
State corrections pay. Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's in agriculture or farm management experience, plus corrections training.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Agriculture, Animal Science, Agribusiness.
Growing slowly. Only some states still run large prison farms (approx.).
Low risk for 10 years. Farm tech helps; supervising crews in a secure setting stays human.
Classes: Agriculture CTE, Animal science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9013.
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