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Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Occupations
The occupations below are in the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources career cluster.
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| Occupational Title |
O*Net Link |
| Agricultural Engineers |
17-2021.00 |
| Agricultural Equipment Operators |
45-2091.00 |
| Agricultural Technicians |
19-4012.00 |
| Agricultural Workers, All Other |
45-2099.00 |
| Animal Breeders |
45-2021.00 |
| Animal Caretakers |
39-2021.00 |
| Animal Scientists |
19-1011.00 |
| Biological Technicians |
19-4021.00 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products (See Buyers and Purchasing Agents in Business and Management Cluster for more information) |
| Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
17-3025.00 |
| Environmental Engineers |
17-2081.00 |
| Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health |
19-4042.00 |
| Fallers |
45-4021.00 |
| Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
49-3041.00 |
| Farm Labor Contractors |
13-1074.00 |
| Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers |
11-9013.00 |
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
45-2092.00 |
| Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
45-2093.00 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
45-1011.00 |
| Fishing and Hunting Workers |
45-3031.00 |
| Food Science Technicians |
19-4013.00 |
| Food Scientists and Technologists |
19-1012.00 |
| Forest and Conservation Technicians |
19-4071.00 |
| Forest and Conservation Workers |
45-4011.00 |
| Foresters |
19-1032.00 |
| Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians |
19-4043.00 |
| Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
45-2041.00 |
| Hazardous Materials Removal Workers |
47-4041.00 |
| Hydrologic Technicians |
19-4044.00 |
| Log Graders and Scalers |
45-4023.00 |
| Logging Equipment Operators |
45-4022.00 |
| Logging Workers, All Other |
45-4029.00 |
| Natural Sciences Managers |
11-9121.00 |
| Pest Control Workers |
37-2021.00 |
| Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation | 37-3012.00
|
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors |
53-7081.00 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists |
19-1013.00 |
| Tree Trimmers and Pruners |
37-3013.00 |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators |
51-8031.00 |
| Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
19-1023.00 |
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