Food and Agriculture Category Manager

Leads specialized work in managing product categories for food and agriculture.

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Compensation by seniority

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Median

$80k

Mean

$83k

10th–90th pct

$61k–$110k

Observations

134

Confidence: 31% · based on 134 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

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Common skills

Demand Forecasting

Core

Vendor Management

Core

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

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Bachelor's Degree

60% require · 27% prefer

Master's Degree

11% require · 32% prefer

No College

23% require · 6% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Merchandising, Food and Agriculture+118.8%Director of Marketing, Food and Agriculture+103.4%Food and Agriculture Merchandising Assistant-6.4%Food and Agriculture Growth Marketing Manager-5.9%Food and Agriculture Marketing Coordinator-1.0%

Common previous roles

Food and Agriculture Merchandising Assistant-6.8%Director of Merchandising, Food and Agriculture+54.3%Food and Agriculture Growth Marketing Manager-6.3%Food and Agriculture Marketing Coordinator-1.0%Director of Marketing, Food and Agriculture+50.8%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)77

Posting growth+28.8%

Median days to fill70 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)71,309

Projected growth-0.8%/yr

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Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness35%

Automation exposure25%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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