Jobs Similar to Farm Labor Contractors
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to farm labor contractors, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Chefs and Head Cooks, Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors and Food Service Managers.
Farm Labor Contractors: $58,460 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Chefs and Head Cooks
75% similar · $62,470 (+7%) · Training or associate
- 2Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
72% similar · $58,170 (0%) · High school
- 3Food Service Managers
72% similar · $69,390 (+19%) · High school
- 4Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
71% similar · $89,900 (+54%) · Bachelor's degree
- 5First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
71% similar · $59,320 (+1%) · Training or associate
- 6First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
70% similar · $55,940 (−4%) · High school
- 7Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
70% similar · $37,450 (−36%) · High school
- 8Biofuels Production Managers
69% similar · $126,060 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree
- 9Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
69% similar · $107,230 (+83%) · Bachelor's degree
- 10First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers
69% similar · $63,820 (+9%) · High school
- 11First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
69% similar · $58,430 (0%) · Training or associate
- 12First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
69% similar · $44,080 (−25%) · High school
- 13Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
69% similar · $96,660 (+65%) · High school
- 14Gambling Managers
68% similar · $93,220 (+59%) · High school
- 15First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
68% similar · $77,970 (+33%) · Training or associate
- 16Lodging Managers
68% similar · $69,250 (+18%) · Bachelor's degree
- 17First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
68% similar · $49,100 (−16%) · High school
- 18First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
68% similar · $74,450 (+27%) · Training or associate
- 19Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
68% similar · $45,260 (−23%) · High school
- 20First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
68% similar · $48,590 (−17%) · Training or associate
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than farm labor contractors.
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for farm labor contractors also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where farm labor contractors is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (72)
- Chefs and Head Cooks (72)
- Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria (70)
- First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers (70)
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers (69)
- First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers (69)
- First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers (68)
- First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers (68)
- Food Service Managers (68)
- First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers (66)
Questions about jobs like farm labor contractors
What jobs are most similar to farm labor contractors?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Chefs and Head Cooks (75% similar), Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (72% similar), Food Service Managers (72% similar), Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers (71% similar) and First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers (71% similar).
Which jobs like farm labor contractors pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers ($107,230, +83%; usually a bachelor's degree), Postmasters and Mail Superintendents ($96,660, +65%; usually a high school diploma) and Gambling Managers ($93,220, +59%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with farm labor contractors ($58,460). Without more preparation than farm labor contractors usually need: Postmasters and Mail Superintendents, Gambling Managers and Food Service Managers.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.