Transcript Agriscience Careers - Mr. Cesar R. Lopez: UniqueAGTeacher

Agriscience Careers
Mr. Lopez – Ag Science
Shandon High School
Agriscience
• All jobs relating in some way to plants, animals
and renewable natural resources.
• Can be indoors or outdoors.
• Banking and finance; radio; television;
engineering and design; construction and
maintenance; research and education; and
environmental protection.
Plenty of Opportunities
• Approximately 21 million people are
employed in agriscience careers.
• About 400,000 people are needed each year
to fill the positions in this field.
• Only 100,000 vacancies are being filled by
people trained in agriscience
Plenty of Opportunities (continued)
• That leaves how many unfilled position?
300,000 jobs still available!!
• 20 % of careers in Agscience require a college
degree
• Four year degrees: education, marketing,
communications, production, social services,
finance, management, science, engineering
and many more.
Plenty of Opportunities (continued)
• Additional opportunities open to students
who earn technical college certificates and
degrees.
• Mechanics, sales representatives, field
representatives, agriscience laboratory
technicians, insurance adjustors, and many
others.
The Wheel of Fortune
• The field of Agrisciene has many possibilities.
• Here we will explore
the 7 areas of agrisciene
Production Agriculture
• Farming and Ranching
• Involves growing and marketing field crops
and livestock
• Careers in this area account for 1/5 of all the
jobs in Agriscience
Production Agriculture (continued)
• Average US farmer can produce enough food
to feed 140 people.
• US farmers provide the American people with
such an efficient means of productions that
the American people only spend 11% of their
money on food, the lowest of any other
country.
Ag Processing, Products, and
Distribution
• Haul, Grade, Process, package and market
commodities from production sources.
• Butcher, Ag Inspector, Cattle Buyer
Fruit Distributor, Milk Plant
Supervisor, Tobacco Buyer,
Wood Buyer, Grain Broker,
Winery Supervisor, Meat
Inspector
Horticulture
• Production, Processing and Marketing Fruits,
Vegetables and Ornamental plants such as turf
grass, flowers, shrubs, and trees.
• Floral Designers, Golf Course
Superintendent, Horticulturist,
Turf Manager, Nursery Operator,
Landscape Architect, Hydroponic
Grower, Plant Breeder
Forestry
• Industry that grows, manages, and harvests
trees from lumber and other commodities.
• Forest Ranger, Logging
Operations Inspector, Tree
Surgeons, Lumber Mill
Operator, Park Ranger, Forester
Renewable Natural Resources
• Involves the management of wetlands,
rangelands, water, fish, and wildlife.
• Animal Behaviorist, Animal
Ecologist, Park Ranger, Game
Warden, Wildlife Manager, Soil
Conservationist, Range
Conservationist, Forest Fire
Fighter/Warden
Ag. Supplies and Services
• Businesses that sell supplies or provides
services for people in the agricultural industry
• Animal Trainer, Artificial
Breeding Technicians, Sheep
Shearer, Poultry Hatchery
Manager, Dog Groomer,
Computer Analysis
Agricultural Mechanics
• The design, operation, maintenance, service,
selling, and use of power units, machinery,
equipment, structures, and utilities in Ag.
• Welder, Hydraulic Engineer,
Ag Electrician, Ag Plumber,
Diesel Mechanic, Ag
Construction Engineer, Ag
Electrician, Ag Safety
Enginer
Agriscience Professions
• Profession – Occupation requiring specialized
education, especially in law, medicine,
teaching or ministry.
• Agriscience Professions – Proffesional jobs
that deal with agriscience situations. They
include the whole wheel!!!
Agriscience Professions (continued)
• Ag Accountant, Ag Advertising Executive, Ag
Consultant, Ag Corporation Executive, Ag
Economist, Ag Educator (like Mr. Lopez), As
Journalist, Ag Lawyer, Animal Nutritionist,
Avian Veterinarian, Biochemist, Dendrologist,
Equine Dentist, 4-H Youth Assistant,
Hydrologist, Marine Biologist, Public
Relations Manger, Veterinarian, Silviculturist,
Plant Taxonomy
Homework
• Unit 4
– Write out each Term to Know
– Write out each multiple choice and matching
questions (self evaluation) – Pg. 75 and 76
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