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What do you like to do? What are you good at? What do others tell you you’re good at?

Utilize these resources to help you explore agriculture related careers, assess your career interests, guide your future choices of coursework and connect your classroom experiences to the real world.

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Career inventory

This printable career survey allows you to match interests by identifying preferred job tasks, academic subjects and qualities you possess. Armed with this information, you can explore the career areas further through videos, e-learning modules, and classroom activities.


Agribusiness
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Agribusiness

Firms come in all shapes and sizes, from small family-run farm operations to multi-million dollar companies managing the distribution of vital needs across the world. If you enjoy working with people, making deals, investigating or marketing…
Agricultural education
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Agricultural education

A career in agricultural education may be right for you. Agriculture educators teach students about agriculture, food and natural resources. These subjects help students develop a wide variety of skills, including science, math, communications,…
Animal science
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Animal science

Most jobs in this field involve the study and direct care of animals for the purpose of research, veterinary care, or food and materials production. Work on farms, in veterinary clinics, in research labs or even zoos is common for many professionals…
Environmental science and natural resources
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Environmental science and natural resources

Professionals working in environmental science are interested in the wise stewardship of earth’s resources. These professionals may be involved in waste management and recycling, water conservation, creation and development of greener fuels, or…
Food science
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Food science

Food scientists are leaders in food creation and development. They are involved in food processing, quality assurance, food science research, and adherence to food safety laws. Food scientists may also work on preservation techniques to enable the…
Global agriculture
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Global agriculture

Currently 37 percent of the world’s workforce is employed in agriculture. More workers will be needed to meet growing nutritional needs around the world. Agriculture accounts for 34 percent of land use and 70 percent of water use globally. Careers…
Plant systems and plant science
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Plant systems and plant science

They help farmers and field specialists improve their crop yield and productivity. While it is difficult to say exactly how much demand will increase for plant systems specialists, job outlook for workers in this field is expected to grow faster…
Power, structural and technical systems
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Power, structural and technical systems

Careers in this profession unite technical and mechanical skills with the field of agriculture. The job market for this career pathway is expected to grow between 10% and 22% in the near future and will increase especially for engineers in the…