Agriculture

Career Opportunities

Since the field of agriculture has become so diversified, students can investigate many new areas of employment in addition to traditional production agriculture.

Students interested in agriculture could be employed as:

• Cattle Buyers
  
• Meat Inspectors
  
• Feedlot Managers
  
• Swine Farm Managers
  
• Fertilizer Field Sales Representatives
  
• Natural Resource Conservationists
  
• Agricultural Journalists
  
• Field Representatives for Breed Associations
  
• Veterinarians
  
• Greenhouse Managers
  
• Bank Agricultural Representatives
  
• Entomologists
  
• Agricultural Instructors
  
• Agricultural Engineers
  
  

Career opportunities are promising for students who prepare themselves for the future. Agriculture and related industries need qualified personnel with skills and knowledge in livestock and crop production, science, management, marketing, and business.