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Agriculture Producer
If you love working with land and animals, you might want to consider a career in one of the following: agronomist, animal breeder, beekeeper, cash grain farmer, cattle rancher, certified seed grower, citrus grower, cotton producer, dairy farmer, dairy herdsman, diversified crop farmer, farm manager, fish farmer, fish hatchery manager, fruit grower, horse rancher, hydroponics grower, livestock producer, milking machine operator, mushroom grower, nut orchardist, orchard supervisor, peanut producer, protato grower, rice farmer, shrimp farmer, tobacco grower, tree farmer, tree and vine fruit grower, turkey producer, vegetable grower. |
Some careers in Agriculture Processing/Distribution would include: agriculture inspector, butcher, cattle buyer, christmas tree grader, cotton grader, farm stand operator, federal grain inspector, food and drug inspector, food processing supervisor, fruit and vegetable grader, fruit distributor, fruit press operator, flower grader, grain broker, grain buyer, grain elevator operator, hog buyer, livestock commission agent, livestock yard supervisor, meat inspector, meat cutter, milk plant supervisor, producer buyer, produce commission agent, quality control supervisor, tobacco buyer, weights and measures official, winery supervisor, wool buyer. |
| OR you could combine agriculture, engineering and mechanics in one or more of the following fields: ag construction engineer, ag electrician, ag equipment designer, ag plumber, ag safety engineer, diesel machanic, equipment operator, hydraulic engineer, irrigation engineer, land surveyor, machinist, parts manager, research eingineer, safety inspector, welder. |
Careers in marketing, merchandising and sales could be your calling! Account executive, advertising manager, commodty broker, consumer information manager, export sales manager, food broker, forest products merchandiser, grain merchandiser, insurance agent, landscape contractor, market analyst, marketing manager, purchasing manager, real estate broker, sales representative, technical service representative. |
| If you like science and technology then take a look at these: agricultural engineer, animal scientiest, biochemist, biotechnician, cell biologist, entomologist, environmental scientis, food engineer, food scientiest, forest scientist, geneticist, landscape architect, microbiologist, molecular biolosit, natural resources scientist, nutritionist, pathologist, physiologist, plant scientist, quality assurance specilist, rangeland scientist, research technician, resource economist, soil scientist, statistician, toxicologist, veterinarian, waste management specialist, water quality specialist, weed scientist. |
Communication and education specialist. If you like to communicate with others, one these careers might interest you: college teacher, computer software designer, computer systems analyst, conference manager, cooperative extension agent, editor, educational specialist, high school teacher, illustrator, information specialist, information systems analyst, journalist, personnel development specialist, public relations representative, radio/television broadcaster, training manager. |
| If you like helping others, you may want to consider a career in the social services field. Some the ag related careers are: career counselor, caseworker, community development specialist, conservation officer, consumer counselor, dietitian, food inspector, labor relations specialist, naturalist, nutrition counselor, outdoor recreation specialist, park manager, Peace Corps representative, regional planner, regulatory agent, rural sociologist, youth program director. |
If you love flowers and plants you may want to work in the horticulture/forestry industry. Floral designer, floral shop operator, florist, forest ranger, forester, golf course superintendent, greenhouse manager, greenskeeper, heavy equipment operator, horiculturist, hydroponics grower, landscape architect, landscaper, log grader, logging operations inspector, lumber mill operator, nursery operator, park ranger, plant breeder, timber manager, tree surgeon, turf farmer, turf manager. |
| Agribusiness in agriculture? Absolutely! Aerial crop duster, ag aviator, ag chemical dealer, ag equipment dealer, animal groomer, animal health products distributor, animal inspector, animal keeper, animal trainer, artificial breeding distributor, artificial breeding technician, artificial inseminator, biostatician, chemical applicator, chemical distributor, computer analyst, computer operator, computer programmer, computer salesperson, dairy management specialist, farm appraiser, farm auctioneer, farrier, feed mill operator, feed ration developer and analyst, fertilizer plant supervisor, fiber technologist, field inspector, field sales representative for ag equipment or animal health products or crop chemicals or machinery, harness maker, harvest contractor, horse trainer, insect and disease inspector, kennel operator, lab technician, meteorological analyst, pest control technician, poultry field service technician, poultry hatchery manager, poultry inseminator, sales manager, sheep shearer. |
Ag research & health science may be the ticket for you! Agronomist, animal cytologist, animal geneticist, animal nutritionist, animal physiologist, animal scientist, avian veterinarian, bacteriologist, bioengineer, biophysicist, botanist, dairy nutrition specialist, dendrologist, embryologist, equine dentist, food chemist, herpetologist, hydrologist, invertebrate zoologist, linmologist, mammalogist, marine biologist, nematologist, organic chemist, ova transplact specialist, paleobiologist, parasitologist, pharmaceutical chemist, plant cytologist, plant ecologist, plant geneticist, plant nutritionist, plant pathologist, plant taxonomist, pomologist, poultry scientist, reproductive physiologist, silviculturist, soil scientist, vertebrate zoologist, veterinary pathologist, virologist, viticulturist. |
| Do you enjoy the great outdoors? Try a career in resource management. Animal behaviorist, animal ecologist, animal taxonomist, environmental conservation officer, environmentalist, fire warden, forst fire fighter, forest ranger, game farm supervisor, ground water geologist, park ranger, range conservationist, resource manager, soil conservationist, trapper, water resources manager, wildlife manager. |
Ag specialist. Ag association executive, ag consultant, ag corporation executive, ag economist, ag educator, ag extension agent/specialist, ag journalist, ag lawyer, ag loan officer, ag market analyst, ag mechanics teacher, ag news director, ag attache', ag instructor, computer specialist, credit analyst, electronic editor, environmental educator, 4-H youth assistant, farm appraiser, farm broadcaster, farm investment manager, foreign affair official, graphic designer, horticulture instructor, information director, international specialist, magazine writer, media buyer, photographer, public relations manager, publicist, publisher, rural sociologist, satellite technician, scientific writer, software reviewer. |
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Agricultural Production Specialist. Aquaculturalist, farmer, feedlot manager. |
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