Agriculture Jobs
The employment opportunities for students with a background in Agriculture are promising. According to employment projections from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than 2,000 jobs a year go unfilled in agricultural specialties, for lack of qualified people to hire.
A SMALL NUMBER OF THESE JOBS ARE LISTED BELOW, SOME OF THE CAREERS AVAILABLE WITH AN AGRICULTURE DEGREE MAY SURPRISE YOU:
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Accountant |
Advertising Specialist |
Agribusiness Manager |
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Agricultural Economist |
Agricultural Financier |
Animal Scientist |
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Appraiser |
Biochemist |
Broadcasting |
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Career Counselor |
College Faculty Member |
Commodity Broker |
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Community Development |
Computer Systems Analyst |
Extension Agent |
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Credit Analyst |
Customer Service Rep. |
Dietitian |
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Ecologist |
Editor |
Entomologist |
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Farmer |
Feedlot Manager |
Financial Analyst |
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Financial Marketing |
Fish Farmer |
Food Broker |
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Food Engineer |
Food Scientist |
Food Service Manager |
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Foods Quality Control |
Specialist |
Forest Engineer |
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Forest Manager |
Forest Scientist |
Fruit & Vegetable Grower |
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Game Rancher |
Geneticist |
Grain Merchandiser |
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Illustrator |
Inform. Systems Analyst |
Insurance Agent |
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Insurance Marketing |
Labor Relations Specialist |
Landscape Architect |
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Livestock Buyer |
Market Analyst |
Marketing Manager |
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Mechanized Agriculturist |
Microbiologist |
Naturalist |
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Nursery Products Grower |
Nutrition Counselor |
Nutritionist |
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Parks/Recreation Specialist |
Physiologist |
Plant Protectionist |
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Plant Scientist |
Professional Farm Manager |
Public Relations Specialist |
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Rancher |
Rangeland Scientist |
Regulatory Agent |
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Reporter |
Restaurant & Fast Food |
Consultant |
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Safety Engineer |
Sales Representative |
Soil Scientist |
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Timber Service Rep. |
Toxicologist |
GPS/GIS machinery management |
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Turf Producer |
Veterinarian |
Vocational Ag Teacher |
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Water Engineer |
Wholesale Manager |
World Trade Broker |