Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Cluster Career Pathway Coursework Models:

AGRIBUSINESS SYSTEMS

Financial Management in Agribusiness

(Sales, Service, Farm and Ranch Management, Entrepreneurship, Economics, etc.)

Occupations: Ag Lenders ● Agricultural Chemical Dealer ● Agricultural Commodity Broker ● Agricultural Economist ● Agricultural Products Buyer ● Animal Health Products Distributor ● Banker/Loan Officer ● Chemical Sales Representative ● Dairy Herd Supervisor (DHIA) ● Farm Investment Manager ● Farm Manager ●  Farmer /Rancher/Feedlot Operator ● Feed and Supply Store Manager ● Field Representative for Bank, Insurance Company or Government Program ● Field Service Representative ● Livestock Rancher / Breeder ● Livestock Seller ● Produce Commission Agent ● Sales Manager ● Salesperson

ANIMAL SYSTEMS

Animal Caretaker

Veterinary Technology

(Large animals, small animals, wildlife animals, and research animals)

Occupations: Agricultural Educators ● AI Technicians-Aquaculturalists ● Animal Caretakers-Poultry Managers ● Animal Health Salespersons ● Animal Nutritionists ● Animal Scientists ● Dairy Producers ● Embryo Technologists ● Embryo Transfer Technicians ● Equine Managers-Veterinarians ● Feed Sales Representatives ● Feed Sales Specialists ● Livestock Buyers ● Livestock Geneticists ● Livestock Inspectors ● Livestock producers ●Meat Science Researcher ● Pet Shop Operators ●Reproductive Physiologists ●USDA Inspectors% Veterinary Assistants-Feedlot Specialists ● Vivarian Technicians ● Wildlife Biologists

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE SYSTEMS

Water Treatment Options

(Pollution Prevention, Water & Air Quality, Hazardous Materials, Solid Waste Management, Health & Safety Sanitation, etc.)

Occupations: Environmental Compliance Assurance Managers ● Environmental Sampling and Analysis Scientists/Technicians ● Hazardous Materials Handlers ● Hazardous Materials Technicians / Managers ● Health and Safety Sanitarians ● Pollution Prevention and Control Managers ● Pollution Prevention and Control Technicians ● Solid Waste Disposers / Recyclers ● Solid Waste Managers ● Solid Waste Specialists ● Solid Waste Technician ● Toxicologists ● Waste Water Managers ● Water Environment Managers ● Water Quality Managers

FOOD PRODUCTS AND PROCESSING SYSTEMS

Agricultural Communications

Meats Processing

(Food Processing and preserving, Packaging, Distribution, Government monitoring & regulation)

Occupations: Agricultural Communications Specialists Agricultural Sales Bacteriologists Biochemists Biochemists-Nutritionists-Dieticians Bioengineers Business-Educators Cheese Makers Fieldman Food & Drug Inspectors Food & Fiber Engineers Food Brokers-Food Inspectors Food Meal Supervisors Food Processors Food Scientists Meat Cutters-Meat Graders Meat Processors-Toxicologists Meat Science Researchers Microbiologists Produce Buyers Quality Control Specialists Storage Supervisors

NATURAL RESOURCES SYSTEMS

Fisheries

Wildlife & Park Managers

(Habitat Conservation, Forest Products, Parks and Recreation, Mining, Environmental Services, Fisheries, Soil Conservation, etc.)

Occupations: Cartographers Ecologists Park Mangers Environmental Interpreters Fish and Game Officers Loggers Fish Hatchery Manager Commercial Fishermen Fishing Vessel Operators Forest Technicians Geologists Hydrologists Log Graders Mining Engineers Fisheries Technicians Pulp and Paper Manager Soil Geology Technician Range Technicians Vessel Crew Water Monitoring Technician Wildlife Managers

PLANT SYSTEMS

Biotechnology

Farm Manager

Floral Design

(Agronomic, Horticulture, Forestry, Turf, Viticulture, Soils, etc.)

Occupations: Agricultural Educators ● Agricultural Journalists ● Aquaculturalists ● Bioinformatics Specialists ● Biotechnology Lab Technician ● Botanists ● Commodity Marketing Specialists ● Crop Farm Managers ● Custom Hay/Silage Operators ● Education & Extension Specialists ● Farmers ● Forest Geneticists ● Golf Course Superintendents ● Grain Operations Superintendents ● Greenhouse Mangers ● Growers ● Plant Breeders and Geneticists ● Plant Pathologists ● Ranchers ● Sales Representatives ● Soil & Water Specialists ● Tree Surgeons

POWER, STRUCTURAL, & TECHNICAL SYSTEMS

Welding

(Power, Structures, Controls, Geospatial Technology, Computer Systems, Electronics, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, etc.)

Occupations: Agricultural Applications Software Developers/Programmers Agricultural Engineers Agricultural Extension Engineering Specialists Communication Technicians Computer Service Technical Support Technicians Database Administrators Electronics Systems Technicians Equipment/Parts Mangers GPS Technicians Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technicians Information Lab Specialists Machine Operators Machinists Recycling Technicians Remote Sensing Specialists Waste Water Treatment Plant Operators Welders