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	Careers in Agriculture/Natural Resource
Agricultural & Food Science Technicians   Work with agricultural scientists in food, fiber, and animal research, production, and processing; assist with animal breeding and nutrition work; under supervision, conduct tests and experiments to improve yield and quality of crops or to increase the resistance of plants and animals to disease or insects. Includes technicians who assist food s...   Agricultural & Food Scientists     Agricultural Crop Farm Managers   Direct and coordinate, through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities of workers engaged in agricultural crop production for corporations, cooperatives, or other owners.   Agricultural Equipment Operators   Drive and control farm equipment to till soil and to plant, cultivate, and harvest crops. May perform tasks, such as crop baling or hay bucking. May operate stationary equipment to perform post-harvest tasks, such as husking, shelling, threshing, and ginning.   Agricultural Inspectors   Inspect agricultural commodities, processing equipment, and facilities, and fish and logging operations, to ensure compliance with regulations and laws governing health, quality, and safety.   Agricultural Technicians   Set up and maintain laboratory equipment and collect samples from crops or animals. Prepare specimens and record data to assist scientist in biology or related science experiments.   Animal Breeders   Breed animals, including cattle, goats, horses, sheep, swine, poultry, dogs, cats, or pet birds. Select and breed animals according to their genealogy, characteristics, and offspring. May require a knowledge of artificial insemination techniques and equipment use. May involve keeping records on heats, birth intervals, or pedigree.   Animal Scientists   Conduct research in the genetics, nutrition, reproduction, growth, and development of domestic farm animals.   Animal Trainers   Train animals for riding, harness, security, performance, or obedience, or assisting persons with disabilities. Accustom animals to human voice and contact; and condition animals to respond to commands. Train animals according to prescribed standards for show or competition. May train animals to carry pack loads or work as part of pack team.   Boiler Operators & Tenders, Low Pressure     Conservation Scientists   Manage, improve, and protect natural resources to maximize their use without damaging the environment. May conduct soil surveys and develop plans to eliminate soil erosion or to protect rangelands from fire and rodent damage. May instruct farmers, agricultural production managers, or ranchers in best ways to use crop rotation, contour plowing, o...   Conservation Scientists & Foresters     Construction Drillers     Continuous Mining Machine Operators   Operate self-propelled mining machines that rip coal, metal and nonmetal ores, rock, stone, or sand from the face and load it onto conveyors or into shuttle cars in a continuous operation.   Derrick Operators, Oil & Gas   Rig derrick equipment and operate pumps to circulate mud through drill hole.   Derrick, Rotary Drill, & Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, & Mining     Earth Drillers, Except Oil & Gas   Operate a variety of drills--such as rotary, churn, and pneumatic--to tap sub-surface water and salt deposits, to remove core samples during mineral exploration or soil testing, and to facilitate the use of explosives in mining or construction. May use explosives. Includes horizontal and earth boring machine operators.   Environmental Engineering Technicians   Apply theory and principles of environmental engineering to modify, test, and operate equipment and devices used in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental pollution, including waste treatment and site remediation. May assist in the development of environmental pollution remediation devices under direction of engineer.   Environmental Engineers   Design, plan, or perform engineering duties in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental health hazards utilizing various engineering disciplines. Work may include waste treatment, site remediation, or pollution control technology.   Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, & Blasters   Place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. May perform specialized handling, storage, and accounting procedures. Includes seismograph shooters.   Extraction Workers, All Other     Fallers   Use axes or chainsaws to fell trees using knowledge of tree characteristics and cutting techniques to control direction of fall and minimize tree damage.   Farm Labor Contractors     Farm, Ranch, & Other Agricultural Managers   On a paid basis, manage farms, ranches, aquacultural operations, greenhouses, nurseries, timber tracts, cotton gins, packing houses, or other agricultural establishments for employers. Carry out production, financial, and marketing decisions relating to the managed operations following guidelines from the owner. May contract tenant farmers or pr...   Farmers & Ranchers   On an ownership or rental basis, operate farms, ranches, greenhouses, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural production establishments which produce crops, horticultural specialties, livestock, poultry, finfish, shellfish, or animal specialties. May plant, cultivate, harvest, perform post-harvest activities, and market crops and livesto...   Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse   Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; cleaning, gradi...   Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals   Attend to live farm, ranch, or aquacultural animals that may include cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, finfish, shellfish, and bees. Attend to animals produced for animal products, such as meat, fur, skins, feathers, eggs, milk, and honey. Duties may include feeding, watering, herding, grazing, castrating, branding,...   First-Line Supervisors & Manager/Supervisors - Agricultural Crop Workers     First-Line Supervisors & Manager/Supervisors - Animal Care Workers, Except Livestock     First-Line Supervisors & Manager/Supervisors - Animal Husbandry Workers     First-Line Supervisors & Manager/Supervisors - Fishery Workers   Directly supervise and coordinate activities of aquacultural workers.   First-Line Supervisors & Manager/Supervisors - Horticultural Workers     First-Line Supervisors & Manager/Supervisors - Landscaping Workers     First-Line Supervisors & Manager/Supervisors - Logging Workers   Directly supervise and coordinate activities of logging workers.   First-Line Supervisors & Manager/Supervisors- Extractive Workers     First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Workers   Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of agricultural, forestry, aquacultural, and related workers.   First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Workers     First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn Service, & Groundskeeping Workers   Plan, organize, direct, or coordinate activities of workers engaged in landscaping or groundskeeping activities, such as planting and maintaining ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers, and lawns, and applying fertilizers, pesticides, and other chemicals, according to contract specifications. May also coordinate activities of workers engaged in terra...   Fish Hatchery Managers   Direct and coordinate, through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities of workers engaged in fish hatchery production for corporations, cooperatives, or other owners.   Fishers & Related Fishing Workers   Use nets, fishing rods, traps, or other equipment to catch and gather fish or other aquatic animals from rivers, lakes, or oceans, for human consumption or other uses. May haul game onto ship.   Food Scientists & Technologists   Use chemistry, microbiology, engineering, and other sciences to study the principles underlying the processing and deterioration of foods; analyze food content to determine levels of vitamins, fat, sugar, and protein; discover new food sources; research ways to make processed foods safe, palatable, and healthful; and apply food science knowledge...   Forest & Conservation Technicians   Compile data pertaining to size, content, condition, and other characteristics of forest tracts, under direction of foresters; train and lead forest workers in forest propagation, fire prevention and suppression. May assist conservation scientists in managing, improving, and protecting rangelands and wildlife habitats, and help provide technical...   Forest & Conservation Workers   Under supervision, perform manual labor necessary to develop, maintain, or protect forest, forested areas, and woodlands through such activities as raising and transporting tree seedlings; combating insects, pests, and diseases harmful to trees; and building erosion and water control structures and leaching of forest soil. Includes forester aide...   Foresters   Manage forested lands for economic, recreational, and conservation purposes. May inventory the type, amount, and location of standing timber, appraise the timber's worth, negotiate the purchase, and draw up contracts for procurement. May determine how to conserve wildlife habitats, creek beds, water quality, and soil stability, and how best to c...   Gas Distribution Plant Operators     Gas Plant Operators   Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.   Gas Processing Plant Operators     Gaugers     General Farmworkers   Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; cleaning, packing, and loading harvested pr...   Geological & Petroleum Technicians   Assist scientists in the use of electrical, sonic, or nuclear measuring instruments in both laboratory and production activities to obtain data indicating potential sources of metallic ore, gas, or petroleum. Analyze mud and drill cuttings. Chart pressure, temperature, and other characteristics of wells or bore holes. Investigate and collect inf...   Geological Data Technicians   Measure, record, and evaluate geological data, using sonic, electronic, electrical, seismic, or gravity-measuring instruments to prospect for oil or gas. May collect and evaluate core samples and cuttings.   Geological Sample Test Technicians   Test and analyze geological samples, crude oil, or petroleum products to detect presence of petroleum, gas, or mineral deposits indicating potential for exploration and production, or to determine physical and chemical properties to ensure that products meet quality standards.   Graders & Sorters, Agricultural Products   Grade, sort, or classify unprocessed food and other agricultural products by size, weight, color, or condition.   Grounds Maintenance Workers     Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other     Helpers--Extraction Workers   Help extraction craft workers, such as earth drillers, blasters and explosives workers, derrick operators, and mining machine operators, by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include supplying equipment or cleaning work area.   Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers   Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall ...   Lawn Service Managers     Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining   Operate underground loading machine to load coal, ore, or rock into shuttle or mine car or onto conveyors. Loading equipment may include power shovels, hoisting engines equipped with cable-drawn scraper or scoop, or machines equipped with gathering arms and conveyor.   Log Graders & Scalers   Grade logs or estimate the marketable content or value of logs or pulpwood in sorting yards, millpond, log deck, or similar locations. Inspect logs for defects or measure logs to determine volume.   Logging Equipment Operators   Drive logging tractor or wheeled vehicle equipped with one or more accessories, such as bulldozer blade, frontal shear, grapple, logging arch, cable winches, hoisting rack, or crane boom, to fell tree; to skid, load, unload, or stack logs; or to pull stumps or clear brush.   Logging Tractor Operators     Logging Workers     Mine Cutting & Channeling Machine Operators   Operate machinery--such as longwall shears, plows, and cutting machines--to cut or channel along the face or seams of coal mines, stone quarries, or other mining surfaces to facilitate blasting, separating, or removing minerals or materials from mines or from the earth's surface.   Mining & Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers   Determine the location and plan the extraction of coal, metallic ores, nonmetallic minerals, and building materials, such as stone and gravel. Work involves conducting preliminary surveys of deposits or undeveloped mines and planning their development; examining deposits or mines to determine whether they can be worked at a profit; making geolog...   Mining Machine Operators     Mining Machine Operators, All Other     Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers     Miscellaneous Plant & System Operators     Nonfarm Animal Caretakers   Feed, water, groom, bathe, exercise, or otherwise care for pets and other nonfarm animals, such as dogs, cats, ornamental fish or birds, zoo animals, and mice. Work in settings such as kennels, animal shelters, zoos, circuses, and aquariums. May keep records of feedings, treatments, and animals received or discharged. May clean, disinfect, and r...   Nuclear Power Reactor Operators   Control nuclear reactors.   Nursery & Greenhouse Managers   Plan, organize, direct, control, and coordinate activities of workers engaged in propagating, cultivating, and harvesting horticultural specialties, such as trees, shrubs, flowers, mushrooms, and other plants.   Nursery Workers   Work in nursery facilities or at customer location planting, cultivating, harvesting, and transplanting trees, shrubs, or plants.   Park Naturalists   Plan, develop, and conduct programs to inform public of historical, natural, and scientific features of national, state, or local park.   Pest Control Workers   Spray or release chemical solutions or toxic gases and set traps to kill pests and vermin, such as mice, termites, and roaches, that infest buildings and surrounding areas.   Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, & Applicators, Vegetation   Mix or apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides through sprays, dusts, vapors, soil incorporation or chemical application on trees, shrubs, lawns, or botanical crops. Usually requires specific training and State or Federal certification.   Petroleum Pump System Operators     Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, & Gaugers   Control the operation of petroleum refining or processing units. May specialize in controlling manifold and pumping systems, gauging or testing oil in storage tanks, or regulating the flow of oil into pipelines.   Plant Scientists     Power Distributors & Dispatchers   Coordinate, regulate, or distribute electricity or steam.   Power Generating Plant Operators, Except Auxiliary Equipment Operators     Power Plant Operators   Control, operate, or maintain machinery to generate electric power. Includes auxiliary equipment operators.   Power Plant Operators, Distributors, & Dispatchers     Purchasing Agents & Buyers, Farm Products   Purchase farm products either for further processing or resale.   Range Managers   Research or study range land management practices to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife.   Rock Splitters, Quarry   Separate blocks of rough dimension stone from quarry mass using jackhammer and wedges.   Roof Bolters, Mining   Operate machinery to install roof support bolts in underground mine.   Rotary Drill Operators, Oil & Gas   Set up or operate a variety of drills to remove petroleum products from the earth and to find and remove core samples for testing during oil and gas exploration.   Roustabouts, Oil & Gas   Assemble or repair oil field equipment using hand and power tools. Perform other tasks as needed.   Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, & Mining   Operate equipment to increase oil flow from producing wells or to remove stuck pipe, casing, tools, or other obstructions from drilling wells. May also perform similar services in mining exploration operations.   Soil & Plant Scientists   Conduct research in breeding, physiology, production, yield, and management of crops and agricultural plants, their growth in soils, and control of pests; or study the chemical, physical, biological, and mineralogical composition of soils as they relate to plant or crop growth. May classify and map soils and investigate effects of alternative pr...   Soil Conservationists   Plan and develop coordinated practices for soil erosion control, soil and water conservation, and sound land use.   Soil Scientists     Stationary Engineers     Stationary Engineers & Boiler Operators   Operate or maintain stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or industrial processes. Operate equipment, such as steam engines, generators, motors, turbines, and steam boilers.   Tree Trimmers & Pruners   Cut away dead or excess branches from trees or shrubs to maintain right-of-way for roads, sidewalks, or utilities, or to improve appearance, health, and value of tree. Prune or treat trees or shrubs using handsaws, pruning hooks, sheers, and clippers. May use truck-mounted lifts and power pruners. May fill cavities in trees to promote healing an...   Water & Liquid Waste Treatment Plant & System Operators   Operate or control an entire process or system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or liquid waste.   Well & Core Drill Operators     Wellhead Pumpers   Operate power pumps and auxiliary equipment to produce flow of oil or gas from wells in oil field.   Zoologists & Wildlife Biologists   Study the origins, behavior, diseases, genetics, and life processes of animals and wildlife. May specialize in wildlife research and management, including the collection and analysis of biological data to determine the environmental effects of present and potential use of land and water areas.   Go Back

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