Best First-Line Supervisors of Farming programs in Nebraska, ranked by enrollment
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of agricultural, forestry, aquacultural, and related.
8 schools in Nebraska run programs that feed this job, graduating 558 people a year. The job pays a median of $62,620 in Nebraska across about 90 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Nebraska that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
7 programs in Nebraska that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Nebraska (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Nebraska page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 01.0101In Nebraska → | 250 | 44.8% | 7 | $47,242 | $19,964 |
| 2 | CIP 01.0901In Nebraska → | 102 | 18.3% | 2 | $33,926 | $21,748 |
| 3 | CIP 01.1102In Nebraska → | 102 | 18.3% | 2 | $42,861 | $20,500 |
| 4 | CIP 01.0301In Nebraska → | 75 | 13.4% | 1 | $36,083 | $17,395 |
| 5 | CIP 01.0302In Nebraska → | 14 | 2.5% | 1 | $36,083 | $17,395 |
| 6 | CIP 01.0308In Nebraska → | 9 | 1.6% | 1 | $36,083 | $17,395 |
| 7 | CIP 01.0104In Nebraska → | 6 | 1.1% | 1 | $47,242 | $19,964 |
Top 8 schools in Nebraska
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 5 of the 8 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE Public · 3 feeder programs | 235 | Agronomy and Crop Science | $47,716 | 67% | — | 87% |
| 2 | Central Community College Grand Island, NE Public · 1 feeder programs | 108 | Agricultural Business and Management, General | — | 48% | — | — |
| 3 | Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Curtis, NE Public · 2 feeder programs | 87 | Agricultural Production Operations, General | $24,427 | 61% | — | — |
| 4 | Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE Public · 2 feeder programs | 77 | Agricultural Business and Management, General | $42,642 | 38% | — | — |
| 5 | Northeast Community College Norfolk, NE Public · 4 feeder programs | 38 | Animal Sciences, General | $35,931 | 56% | — | — |
| 6 | University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE Public · 1 feeder programs | 8 | Agricultural Business and Management, General | $61,152 | 58% | — | 89% |
| 7 | Doane University Crete, NE Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Agricultural Business and Management, General | — | 57% | $25,103 | 98% |
| 8 | Mid - Plains Community College North Platte, NE Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Agricultural Business and Management, General | — | 54% | — | — |
All 8 schools in Nebraska
Every school in Nebraska with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln | Public | 235 | 3 |
| Central Community College | Grand Island | Public | 108 | 1 |
| Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture | Curtis | Public | 87 | 2 |
| Southeast Community College Area | Lincoln | Public | 77 | 2 |
| Northeast Community College | Norfolk | Public | 38 | 4 |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney | Kearney | Public | 8 | 1 |
| Doane University | Crete | Private not-for-profit | 4 | 1 |
| Mid - Plains Community College | North Platte | Public | 1 | 1 |
What first-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers earn in Nebraska
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $59,320. Nebraska pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Nebraska
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers page.
How to become a First-Line Supervisors of Farming
Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0- Typical entry education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Work experience needed
- Less than 5 years
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Nebraska
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers24 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 01.0101Agricultural Business and Management, General
- 01.0104Farm/Farm and Ranch Management
- 01.0199Agricultural Business and Management, Other
- 01.0301Agricultural Production Operations, General
- 01.0302Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production
- 01.0303Aquaculture
- 01.0304Crop Production
- 01.0306Dairy Husbandry and Production
- 01.0307Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management
- 01.0308Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture
- 01.0310Apiculture(no graduates reported)
- 01.0399Agricultural Production Operations, Other
- 01.0401Agricultural and Food Products Processing
- 01.0604Greenhouse Operations and Management
- 01.0606Plant Nursery Operations and Management
- 01.0901Animal Sciences, General
- 01.0905Dairy Science
- 01.0906Livestock Management
- 01.0907Poultry Science
- 01.0999Animal Sciences, Other
- 01.1004Viticulture and Enology
- 01.1101Plant Sciences, General
- 01.1102Agronomy and Crop Science
- 03.0301Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
- 03.0501Forestry, General
Common questions
Answers for people weighing first-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers programs in Nebraska.
What degree do you need to become a First-Line Supervisors of Farming?+
High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Agricultural Business and Management, General, which awarded 250 degrees in Nebraska in 2024-25, 44.8% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a First-Line Supervisors of Farming?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 7 programs to this occupation. The largest are Agricultural Business and Management, Animal Sciences, Plant Sciences, Agricultural Production Operations. Together they graduate about 558 people a year in Nebraska.
How much do first-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers earn in Nebraska?+
The median is $62,620 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 5.6% above the U.S. median of $59,320. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for first-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers growing?+
BLS projects a +2.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 8,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Nebraska?+
8 institutions in Nebraska reported graduates from at least one of the 7 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do first-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Farm Supervisor, Hatchery Manager, Logging Supervisor, Harvesting Supervisor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 45-1011.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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