Career Opportunties with an Agriculture Degree

 

An Agriculture Degree affords a number of areas in which you can work and expand your education: 

 

Agriculture Business Management Agriculture Economics   Agriculture Engineering  Agriculture Production and Technology Agronomy or Crop Science Animal Science Botany Biological Sciences Climatology Ecology

Farm and Range Management Fish, Game and Wild Life Management Food Science Forestry Home Economics/Nutrition/Human Development Horticulture Natural Resources Management Plant and Soil Science  Soil Conservation Veterinary Medicine

 

Working in a field with so many employment opportunities has numerous personal and financial advantages.  You can help to improve human nutrition, create new foods, protect the environment, improve the economy, develop innovation and technology to improve agriculture production and commodities, improve international trade and development, and contribute to the world’s knowledge base through research.  There are many types of positions available in the various fields related to agriculture.        

 

Food Safety Positions: 

Food Inspector, Consumer Safety Inspector, Consumer Safety Officer, Public Health Veterinarian, Risk Assessment, and Investigation Officers

 

Scientific/Research Positions:

Microbiologist, Pathologist, Agronomist, Breeder, Epidemiology,Statistician, Nutritionist/Dietitian, Veterinarian, Animal Scientists, Horticulturist, Entomologist, Geneticist, Hydrologist, Food Scientist, and Food Engineer

 

Administrative and Professional Positions:

Agricultural Economist, Data Analysis, Statistician, Risk Management, Regulation Writer, Evaluators, Human Resource, Financial Management, Equal Employment Specialist, Information Manager, Computer Specialist, Purchasing, Public Affairs, Law and Legislative and Technical and Clerical personnel

 

Whether you work in the public or private sector of agriculture, you will receive attractive salaries and competitive benefit packages.

 

Benefits and Incentives at the USDA: 

Attractive salaries and competitive benefits package:

paid vacation, sick leave, health insurance, life insurance, matching retirement funds, locality pay, moving expenses, student loan repayment, employees assistance program for self and family, recruitment bonus and many more and conferences and summer internships. 

 

USDA/1890 National Scholars Program:  Scholarship recipients are also granted employment with USDA after graduating.  For more information:  contact UMES Office of Admissions and Recruitment, the Department of Agriculture. Food, and Resource Sciences, or the Agriculture Liaison Officer at UMES.