Studies farm markets, food prices and trade for the USDA, universities and agribusiness companies, forecasting prices and how events affect farmers.
Forecasts corn prices for the USDA, analyzes how a drought will affect farmers' incomes, and briefs policymakers.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's in agricultural economics.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Agricultural Economics, Economics.
Growing slowly (about 1% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI and satellite data automate crop and price forecasts; interpreting them for farmers and policymakers stays human.
Classes: AP Macroeconomics, AP Statistics, Agriculture CTE class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3011.
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