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Agriculture Occupations
The occupations below are in the Agriculture career cluster.
- Simply click on any occupational title below to learn more about the occupation in our virtual labor market data system.
- 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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| Occupational Title |
O*Net Link |
| Agricultural Engineers |
17-2021.00 |
| Agricultural Equipment Operators |
45-2091.00 |
| Agricultural Inspectors |
45-2011.00 |
| Agricultural Technicians |
19-4012.00 |
| Agricultural Workers, All Other |
45-2099.00 |
| Animal Breeders |
45-2021.00 |
| Animal Caretakers |
39-2021.00 |
| Animal Control Workers |
33-9011.00 |
| Animal Scientists |
19-1011.00 |
| Animal Trainers |
39-2011.00 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers |
11-9041.00 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other |
19-1029.00 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters |
51-3021.00 |
| Chemical Engineers |
17-2041.00 |
| Economists |
19-3011.00 |
| Engineers, All Other |
17-2199.00 |
| Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
17-3025.00 |
| 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 Processing Workers, All Other |
51-3099.00 |
| 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 |
| Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
45-2041.00 |
| Hydrologic Technicians |
19-4044.00 |
| Hydrologists |
19-2043.00 |
| Log Graders and Scalers |
45-4023.00 |
| Logging Equipment Operators |
45-4022.00 |
| Logging Workers, All Other |
45-4029.00 |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
51-3022.00 |
| Microbiologists |
19-1022.00 |
| Pest Control Workers |
37-2021.00 |
| Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
37-3012.00 |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
51-3023.00 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists |
19-1013.00 |
| Veterinarians |
29-1131.00 |
| Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers |
31-9096.00 |
| Veterinary Technologists and Technicians |
29-2056.00 |
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