Also called: Vermiculturist, Vermicomposting Farmer
Raises worms for fishing bait, compost, and gardeners, and sells "worm castings" as fertilizer.
A worm farmer feeds beds of red wigglers with food scraps, harvests worms and castings, packages them, and ships to gardeners and bait shops.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No degree; you start small worm beds and learn the business as you go, with a business license and fertilizer permits in some states.
Ways in: Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Shrinking (about -2% over 10 years). BLS 2025-35 projection band for SOC 45-2093: Decline (-1% or lower).
Low risk for 10 years. Harvesting machines already help; feeding beds and selling castings is small-business farming AI barely touches.
Classes: Biology, Ag science CTE, Business, Chemistry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 45-2093.
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