Tobacco fields awaiting measurement anchor the work — tobacco acreage measurers walk fields with measuring equipment, capturing planted area for government allotment programs, crop insurance, or grower-contract verification.
Tobacco fields, GPS units, and acreage documentation are the working tools — visiting tobacco farms, walking field boundaries, recording measurements that feed government-program eligibility, crop insurance, or production contracts. You're often in the field for most of the day across tobacco-growing regions. Fields measured and documentation accuracy anchor the visible measures.
Where it gets demanding is the rural geography and seasonal-intensity work — tobacco fields are spread across counties, and measurement work compresses around planting and pre-harvest windows. Variance across employers is real: at USDA Farm Service Agency offices and crop-insurance adjusters tobacco-acreage measurers work within structured programs; at private agricultural-services firms the measurer often combines with broader field-services work.
It fits people who are field-comfortable, geographically curious, and tolerant of outdoor and seasonal work. The trade-off is rural driving and weather exposure during measurement seasons. Agricultural-industry credentials anchor advancement.
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View all Admin & Office roles →Tobacco fields awaiting measurement anchor the work — tobacco acreage measurers walk fields with measuring equipment, capturing planted area for government allotment programs, crop insurance, or grower-contract verification.
Median pay for a Tobacco Acreage Measurer is about $46K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $35K to $60K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Monitoring, and Coordination.
Most people in this role hold a high school diploma.
Employment in this field is projected to decline about 4.8% through 2034, with roughly 49,720 people working in it today (BLS).
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