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Agricultural Careers

Discover various agricultural career paths, from cattle ranching to agricultural consultancy, including job responsibilities, skills required, and salary ranges. Learn about the diverse opportunities available in the agricultural workforce.

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Agricultural Careers

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  1. Agricultural Careers Adapted from: Source: GlenRoseArkansasFFA.org Author: Mrs. White, Lee-Davis High School Agricultural Instructor

  2. Agricultural Workforce • Approximately 21 Million People are Employed in an Agricultural Career • 20% Of Agricultural Careers Require a College Education • Less than 2% actually farm • 400Thousand people are needed each year to fill positions in the Agriculture Industry • Only 100 Thousand jobs are being filled each year by trained people

  3. Yearly Employment Opportunities for College Graduates in Agriscience 9% 7% 13% 7% 29% 34% 34% - Marketing, Merchandising, & Sales Representatives 29% - Scientists, Engineers, & Related Professionals 13% - Managers & Financial Specialists 7% - Agricultural Production Specialists 9% - Social Services Professionals 7% - Education & Communication Specialists

  4. Production Agriculture • Less than 10% of All Agricultural Careers • Production Agriculture is defined as Farming and Ranching. • It involves the growing and marketing of field crops and livestock • U.S. Farmers produce enough food and fiber to feed 135 people, large farm operations can feed over 200 people.

  5. Types of Agricultural Production Jobs • Cattle Rancher • Diversified Crop Farmer • Diversified Livestock Producer • Farm Manager • Many Others

  6. Cattle Rancher Selects, purchases, and raises cattle on leased or owned land for purpose of selling offspring Knowledge Requirements: Cattle industry including cattle prices, quality and markets. Nutrition, reproduction, and animal health are also important areas. Salary: $15,000 - $150,000 to unlimited - income varies greatly upon quantity of cattle and extent of operation.

  7. Diversified Crop Farmer • Crop Farming workers plant, cultivate and harvest crops of fruits, fiber, grains, or vegetables. • May raise one specialty crop or diversified crops, they often produce several different types of crops simultaneously • Salary: • $15,000 - $90,000 – unlimited - depends on crop

  8. Diversified Livestock Producer • Diversified livestock producers breed and raise livestock of various types. • Skills Necessary: • Organized • Computer skills and basic business knowledge • Willing to work independently • Enjoy working outside in all kinds of weather • Salary: $20,000 - $35,000 - unlimited

  9. Farm Manager • Organize and Analyze farm resources, finances, and problems • Develop solutions and plans for future farm enterprises • Make daily farming decisions related to crops, machinery and labor • Salary: • $15,000 – $38,000 - $100,000 plus • depends on size and varies greatly from year to year

  10. Communication and Education Specialist Careers • Agriculture Teacher • Agricultural Extension Specialist • Agricultural Journalist • Agricultural Lawyer

  11. Louisiana Agriscience Teacher • Develop program, curriculum and activities related to agriculture • Job Availability: Steady • Working Conditions: Indoors in classroom, outdoors with experiments and hands-on activities • Salary: $ 38,000 - $ 75, 000 • Some agriscience teachers farm or operate other businesses to produce additional income

  12. Agricultural Extension Specialist • Organize and conducts cooperative extension program to advise and instruct youth, farmers and individuals engaged in agribusiness applications of agricultural research findings. • Salary: $35,000 - $65,000 • Some extension agents farm or operate other businesses to produce additional income • Skill Necessary: • Strong interest in helping others • Excellent communication skills

  13. Agricultural Lawyer • Focus on the law as it applies to the Agricultural Industry • Necessary Skills: • Proficiency in writing and speaking, reading, researching, and analyzing • Able to think on your feet • Good reasoning ability • Salary: • $40,000 - $120,000

  14. Managers and Financial Specialist • Agricultural Consultant • Agricultural Economist

  15. Agricultural Consultant • Audits and appraises agricultural business and makes suggestions on improvements • Salary: $26,000 - $52,000 or more • Education Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in agricultural business or agricultural education

  16. Agricultural Economist • Studies data and statistics in order to spot trends in economic activity, economic confidence levels and consumer attitudes • Salary: $40,000 - $62,000 or more • Skills Necessary: • Accuracy • Good Communication Skills • Ability to Work Independently

  17. Marketing, Merchandising, & Sales Representatives • Agricultural Chemical Dealer • Animal Health's Products Representatives • Agricultural Equipment Dealer

  18. Agricultural Chemical Dealer • Serves the farming community by providing chemicals used in farm situations. • Knowledge of chemical uses warning and disposal methods is necessary • Salary: $ 30,000 - $58,000 or more • Education Requirements: • College degree helpful but not required • Sales experience needed • Knowledge of Chemical regulations • Pesticide License

  19. Animal Health Products Representatives • Develops sales and marketing strategies for selling animal health products • Salary: $ 22,000 – 62,000 • Necessary Skills: • Communicating effectively • Enjoy Traveling • Goal Oriented • Problem Solving

  20. Scientists, Engineers and Related Specialists • Agricultural Construction Engineer • Animal Breeder • Artificial Breeding Technician

  21. Agricultural Construction Engineer • Designs and contracts agricultural structures such as mills, fertilizer plants, barns, etc. • Salary: $35,000 - $65,000 or more • Education Required: • Master’s degree preferred in agriculture engineering.

  22. Animal Breeder • Breed and raise animals to improve traits, to develop new breeds, or to maintain standards of existing breeds • Salary: $18,000 - $55,000 or more • Necessary Skills: • Organized • Reliable and be able to follow detailed instructions

  23. Artificial Breeding Technician • Assists in collecting and maintaining semen, identifying appropriate times to inseminate (deposits sperm) female and the actual insemination process • Salary: $30,000 - $55,000 or more • Education Requirements: • Technical school or a college degree • Specialized training in artificial insemination techniques

  24. Other Professionals • Foreign Affairs Officials • Food and Drug Inspector

  25. Foreign Affairs Officials • Foreign affairs officials assist in planning and implementing foreign affairs program which secure the interests of the country while promoting agriculture • Salary: $28,000 - $100,000 or more • Working Conditions: • Travel frequently and work out of an office building

  26. Food and Drug Inspector • Food and Drug inspector impose federal and state grading standards on food and drug products for the purpose of ensuring consumer safety and fair pricing • Salary: $35,000 - $65,000 or more • Necessary Skills: • Like detailed work • Responsible • Good oral and written communication

  27. Agricultural Equipment Dealer or mechanic

  28. Agricultural Equipment Dealer • Farm equipment dealer sell and service farm machinery and equipment • Salary: $28,000 - $75,000 or more • Education Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree with emphasis on agriculture and business. • High School courses in agriculture, business and mechanics

  29. Agricultural Journalist • Gather, write, edit and report news articles that are published in agricultural magazines, newspapers, journals or broadcast on radio or television. • Salary: $20,000 - $55,000 • Education Required: • Bachelor’s Degree in journalism, communications, English or political science. High School classes in agriculture, journalism, media, computers, and business

  30. How to Start Planning for an Agricultural Career? • Develop an Agricultural Career Biography: • This will be a research paper using one of the Agriculture Careers we have covered during our lessons.

  31. What to include in your Paper: • - History of Career • - Job Duties • - Working conditions • - Salary • - Education requirements • - Knowledge requirements At least one page long, typed.

  32. Instructions • 1st page- Cover Sheet. Full name, Date, Block #, Title of Career. 10 points in total. • 2nd page- Typed in font 12. Include career history, job duties, working conditions, salary information, education, and knowledge requirements. Each component listed above is worth 15 points each. • 3rd page- Reference page. List all information sources which were used. Mandatory page, Reference page absence will result in a 0F.

  33. Career Plan After High School • Obtain an agricultural job and plan ways to get additional training while on the job • Enter college or enter a community college and take courses that will transfer to a college of agriculture of your choice • Enter a two-year program in technical agriculture • Enter a college of agriculture or life science and obtain a bachelor degree (B.S.), master degree (M.S.), and/ or doctorate (Ph.D)

  34. Where to Obtain Agriculture Career Information? www.ffa.org • Look for the Career Center under the Site Index.

  35. If agriculture is in your future …… It is never to early to plan for your personal career success.

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