First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

Also Called:

Farm Supervisor,

Harvesting Supervisor,

Hatchery Manager,

Logging Supervisor

What they do: Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of agricultural, forestry, aquacultural, and related workers.

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Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Career Cluster

What do they typically do on the job?

  • Assign tasks such as feeding and treatment of animals, and cleaning and maintenance of animal quarters.
  • Record the numbers and types of fish or shellfish reared, harvested, released, sold, and shipped.
  • Monitor workers to ensure that safety regulations are followed, warning or disciplining those who violate safety regulations.

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Leadership

Adaptability/Flexibility

Cooperation

Interests

Career interests describe the perspectives and interests of people who enjoy the type of work involved in this career.

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Enterprising

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Realistic

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Conventional

Knowledge

People who want to pursue this career have knowledge in these areas.

Business

  • Management

  • Customer service

Manufactured or Agricultural Goods

  • Manufacture and distribution of products

  • Food production

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Engineering and Technology

  • Mechanical

Abilities

Whether you have received formal training or not, these types of abilities are helpful in this career.

Verbal

  • Listen and understand what people say

  • Communicate by speaking

Ideas and Logic

  • Notice when problems happen

  • Group things in different ways

Skills

People who want to pursue this career have skills in these areas.

Basic Skills

  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem

  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements

Problem Solving

  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Social

  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions

  • Teaching people how to do something

Work Values

Work values describe how your core beliefs align with those commonly needed for this career.

Independence

Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

Support

Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Does this sound like something you'd like to do?

1. Do some research
  • Identify how your interests, values, and strengths match this occupation
  • Talk to someone who works in this field or spend a day job shadowing
  • Use the colleges and training directory to explore programs related to this career
2. Plan your next move
  • Talk to your college and career counselor or school admissions staff
  • Connect with a career advisor or mentor
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Data for NSI career cards comes from the following: Idaho Department of Labor, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, O*NET, MyNextMove, and Career OneStop