Also called: Black Soldier Fly Farmer, Cricket Farmer
Raises insects for animal feed, fish food, and even human protein.
Insect farm workers tend trays of larvae or crickets, control temperature and humidity, and harvest insects that get turned into feed and fertilizer.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. On-the-job training; agriculture or biology background helps.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Self-taught. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Agriculture, Biology, Entomology.
Growing faster than average. Emerging industry.
Medium risk for 10 years. New insect farms are built around automated trays, feeding and climate control, so fewer hands per ton of insects.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to cricket, mealworm or soldier fly farms for farm technician jobs
Classes: Biology, Ag science CTE, Chemistry, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 45-2093.
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