Farm and Home Management Advisors
On the Job
Farm and Home Management Advisors advise or instruct people in farming and home economics activities. They demonstrate procedures. They instruct and train people to develop and sell products, or use machinery and equipment.
Typical Work Tasks
People who work in this career often:
- Search information sources to find specific data.
- Teach life skills.
- Research topics in area of expertise.
- Plan community programs or activities for the general public.
- Collaborate with other agencies and institutions to coordinate educational matters.
- Confer with others to conduct or arrange operational activities.
- Schedule instructional activities.
- Advise educators on curricula, instructional methods, or policies.
- Develop instructional materials.
- Maintain operational records.
Typical Working Conditions
- Having telephone conversations.
- Using e-mail.
- The freedom to determine tasks, priorities, and goals.
- Freedom to make decisions without supervision.
- Dealing with external customers.
- Working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
- Sitting.
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