Agricultural Careers A List 8 Major Career Areas

Agricultural Careers

A. List 8 Major Career Areas in Agriculture Agricultural Careers At the completion of this unit, students will be able to: A. List 8 Major Career Areas in Agriculture B. Research salary, education, and job descriptions for careers in Agriculture C. Match agricultural careers with skills and interests D. Set “S. M. A. R. T” goals relating to their future employment E. Identify Agricultural Pathways offered at the High School

Concept Map Example

Group Activity: Make a Concept Map of all of the Careers, or jobs associated with each meal Group 1 - Breakfast (Eggs, Bacon, Toast) Group 2 - Breakfast (Pancakes, Orange Juice, Sausage) Group 3 - Lunch (Pizza) Group 4 - Lunch ( Turkey Sandwich, apple, corn chips) Group 5 - Dinner (Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes, Green Salad) Group 6 - Dinner (Enchiladas, Corn, Rice) *Count how many jobs from beginning to end and have map ready to present to class

Eight Major Career Areas • Production Agriculture A. List 8 Major Career Areas in Agriculture • Agriculture Mechanics • Agriculture Sales & Service • Agriculture Processing • Forestry • Recreation & Natural Resources • Agriculture Marketing & Business Management

A. List 8 Major Career Areas in Agriculture Production Agriculture Raising * Field Crops * Poultry * Fruit * Vegetables * Livestock

A. List 8 Major Career Areas in Agriculture Mechanics Involves * Planning & Constructing Buildings * Machinery Maintenance * Welding * Electrical Work &

A. List 8 Major Career Areas in Agriculture Sales & Service: – Any service offered to agriculturalists • Veterinarians, Nutritionists, Sales: – Promoting & selling ANY agricultural product • Equipment dealers, feed stores, Ag product salesman

A. List 8 Major Career Areas in Agriculture Processing Involves processing and distributing food * Examples include: • Butchers • Grain Mills • Egg Processing • Milk Plant/Cheese Factory • etc

A. List 8 Major Career Areas in Agriculture Horticulture Involves * Landscaping * Floriculture * Turf Management * Nursery Management

A. List 8 Major Career Areas in Agriculture Forestry Involves * Producing & Harvesting Timber * Managing Forests * Reforestation * Wildlife

A. List 8 Major Career Areas in Agriculture Recreation & Natural Resources Involves * Working with renewable resources Examples: -Wildlife Management -Water & Soil

Marketing, Public Relations, & Business Management Involves A. List 8 Major Career Areas in Agriculture * Business Economics * Developing Markets -Educating consumers *Successful Marketing *Advertising/Promoting Ag Products

What’s Right For You? What areas interest you?

B. Research salary, education, and job descriptions for careers in Agriculture C. Match agricultural careers with skills and interests Career Card Assignment 1 -Choose a career related to Agriculture that you are interested in: 2 -Ok career choice with Ms. Clark 3 -Use internet or other reliable sources to search for information about the career you chose. Follow the rubric below

Example

D. Set “S. M. A. R. T” goals relating to their future employment Specific Measureable Achievable Realistic Timed

Bell Quiz 1. What career area would a veterinarian fit in? 2. What career area would a Salesman at Greenline Equipment fit into? 3. What career area would someone fit in if their job was to promote agricultural products? (for example: create commercials like the California Cow’s) 4. What career Area would someone be in if they work at Gossner’s cheese factory? 5. What career area would a beef rancher fit in? 6. What career area would a welder fit in who builds horse trailers at Logan Coach?