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Labor Market Information Center

Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Occupations

The occupations below are in the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources career cluster.

1. Simply click on any occupational title below to learn more about the occupation in our virtual labor market data system.
2. For even more in-depth information on an occupation, follow the O*Net Link in the second column (by clicking on the occupational code).

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Please note: A flames symbol like this in the listings of occupations indicates designation as a "Hot Career" in South Dakota, meaning it is a high demand-high wage occupation. A Top 30 icon like this indicates the occupation is among the Top 30 Hot Careers, one of the 30 with the greatest demand. Learn more about Hot Careers and the Top 30.

Occupational Title	O*Net Link
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	19-4011
Animal Scientists	19-1011
Biological Technicians	19-4021
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products	13-1021
Environmental Engineers	17-2081
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	19-4091
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	49-3041
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	45-2092
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	45-2093
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	45-1011
Food Scientists and Technologists	19-1012
Forest and Conservation Workers	45-4011
Foresters	19-1032
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	45-2041
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	47-4041
Logging Equipment Operators	45-4022
Natural Sciences Managers	11-9121
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	37-3012
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	53-7081
Soil and Plant Scientists	19-1013
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	51-8031
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	19-1023

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