Mid-Level

Farm Buyer

Farm buyers purchase farm products or sometimes farms themselves — evaluating value, negotiating terms, and managing the transaction process for agricultural assets.

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Conventionalorganizing, detail-oriented
Enterprisingleading, persuading
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Farm Buyer

Workdays mix field work — visits to farms, evaluations, conversations with sellers — with office work like analysis, contracts, and market tracking. Farm transactions often involve long negotiations and seasonal cycles that affect timing — selling decisions tied to crop years or generational transitions don't move on calendar quarters.

Collaboration involves producers, sellers, brokers, and sometimes lenders. What's harder than expected is the patience required — farm purchases often involve long negotiations and the emotional weight of operations that have been in families for generations.

People who thrive tend to be knowledgeable about agriculture, comfortable with travel, and patient with deal cycles. If you're grounded in the industry, the role often fits — farm buying is one of those careers where prior connection matters. People without rural background usually find the relationships and the operational evaluation harder than the financial side suggests.

IndependenceAbove avg
Working ConditionsModerate
AchievementModerate
RelationshipsModerate
RecognitionLower
SupportLower
O*NET Work Values survey
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
INDUSTRIES PAYING ABOVE AVERAGE
1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Farm Buyers (SOC 13-1021.00), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$46K–$128K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
974K
U.S. Employment

How this category is changing

$74K$71K$68K$65K$62K201920202021202220232024$62K$74K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

Critical ThinkingSpeakingActive ListeningNegotiationReading ComprehensionJudgment and Decision MakingPersuasionComplex Problem SolvingTime ManagementActive Learning
O*NET OnLine · Bureau of Labor Statistics
13-1021.00

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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) · BLS Employment Projections · O*NET OnLine
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