Agriculture
CSU, Chico Catalog Description(opens in new window)
Some graduates with Agriculture degrees have pursued one or more of the following occupations:
- Agriculture & Food Scientist
- Agricultural Inspector
- Agricultural Manager
- Agronomist
- Animal Breeder
- Animal Scientist
- Animal Trainer
- Biological Scientist
- Biotechnologist
- Botanist
- Chemical Technician
- Conservation Scientist
- College Instructor
- Dairy Technologist
- Ecologist
- Entomologist
- Occupational Health & Safety
- Farm-Equipment Sales Rep.
- Farm/Ranch Manager
- Feed Store Operator
- Fish Farmer
- Food Technologist
- Forester
- Horticulturalist
- Landscape Architect
- Loan Officer
- Marketing Manager
- Market Research Analysts
- Microbiologist
- Nursery Manger
- Operations Manager
- Pest Control Advisor
- Pharmaceutical Sales (Veterinary)
- Physiologist
- Plant Breeder
- Plant Pathologist
- Production Manager
- Purchasing Agent
- Real Estate Appraiser
- Range Manager
- Agriculture Teacher
- Seed Analyst
- Soil Conservationist
- Veterinarian
- Veterinarian Technician
- Weights and Measures Inspector
- Wholesale Distributor
Important:
- Typically co-curricular activities, work experience and/or internships are essential (in addition to earning a college degree) to be competitive in the job market upon graduation.
- Some occupations may require advanced degrees and/or training (check with the Career Center regarding your target occupations).
- Please visit the Career Center (SSC 270) early in your college experience to get ideas on how to build your resume.
The Career Center recommends the following websites for researching occupational titles:
- U.S. Department of Labor(opens in new window)
- O*NET Online(opens in new window)
- California Occupational Guide(opens in new window)
- Google(opens in new window)
- Wikipedia(opens in new window)