Careers in Agriculture

Careers in Agriculture

Career Choice

• Everyone faces a career choice
• Sooner or later you will have to decide what you would like to do in life.
• You should base this on what interest you and what you enjoy doing.

Career

• A progression of related jobs or work experience that includes employment, continuing education, and personal growth
• An expression of lifestyle and personality
• A responsibility to family, community, and society
• A goal or aspiration(something you dream of)

Questions to ask Yourself!

• What do I enjoy doing?
• How much time do I want to spend in education and training?
• Am I willing to leave home or not?
• What type of salary range will I be satisfied with?
• What work hours will fit my schedule?
• Do I want to be outside or inside?

Most important question!

• The most important question you should ask yourself is “WHAT DO I ENJOY DOING?”
• major portion of your life spent on the job
• that job will determine your life quality

Agriculture Careers

• Deal with the growth and harvest of crops for commercial and scientific purposes, the raising and training of animals, the health of plants and animals, the use of natural resources, and the management of agricultural businesses and production of agricultural goods.

Things to consider about an Ag. Career?

• Most jobs are labor intensive
• Workers perform duties w/out close supervision
• Work w/both people and animals (Not people person better consider dealing w/mostly nature or animals) Ex. Farm life
• Fondness for animals can only take you so far. Takes a great skill in understanding how to treat and relate to animals.

Things to consider Continued

• Ag. Production takes a great deal of planning and discipline today. You have to be aware of pesticides, erosion, nitrogen, depletion, flood plains, unpredictable weather events, and pollution and waste issues. Most all of these fall under state laws a producer has to respect and follow.