How to become a production manager in agriculture or fisheries
Official title: Production manager in agriculture/fisheries
Also called: Agriculture manager, Agriculture production manager, Farm manager, Farm production manager, Fisheries production manager, Fishery manager, Hydroponics farm manager, Plant nursery manager, Nursery Manager, Farm Manager (General Management), Farm manager, Fishery manager
Production manager in agriculture/fisheries plans, directs, and coordinates growing and production of crops and fish.
Main tasks
- Monitoring market activity and planning production to meet contract requirements and market demand
- Establishing and managing budgets, monitoring production output and costs, recording information such as farm management practices and preparing financial and operational reports
- Conferring with buyers to arrange for the sale of crops and fish
- Contracting with farmers or independent owners for production of crops and livestock, or for management of production
- Contracting with fishing skippers or owners of vessels and aquaculture farms for fishing and aquaculture operations, or for management of production
- Planning the type, intensity and sequence of farm operations (e.g. determining the best times for planting, spraying and harvesting)
- Analysing soil to determine types and quantities of fertiliser required for maximum production
- Purchasing machinery, equipment, and supplies such as tractors, seed, fertiliser and chemicals
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $83,160 a year. The middle half earn $66,960 to $124,668 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Not sure this is for you? Take the 2-minute career quiz
Questions people ask
How much does a production manager in agriculture or fisheries earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $83,160 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $66,960 to $124,668.
Will AI change the work of a production manager in agriculture or fisheries?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026