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The careers available in the fields
of Food Science, Agriculture and Natural Resources are limitless.
Many people have the preconceived notion that students who
major in agriculture become farmers. In reality, less than
5% of the 2004 graduates of The Ohio State University College
of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences went back
to the family farm. As agriculture and environmental sciences
have become more sophisticated and technologically advanced,
careers in business, quality assurance, engineering, research,
education, and communication have become increasingly important.
 A
printable flier(pdf) with 138 specific job titles related
to CFAES majors
Several
of our academic departments also provide resources for you
to search their career opportunities:
Agribusiness
and Applied Economics
Agricultural
and Construction Systems Management
Agricultural
Education
Agricultural
Communications
Animal
Sciences (New Veterinary Technician option)
Food,
Agricultural, and Biological Engineering
Food
Science and Technology
Horticulture
and Crop Sciences (including Professional Golf Management)
Environment and Natural
Resources Majors
Plant
Health Management
To see what our current students are experiencing in regards
to finding jobs and internships, check out our Current
Students Careers page.
PowerPoint linking 4-H project areas to majors at OSU
4-H Career Pathways
Outlook
on Agricultural Careers
A
recently completed study projects that the number of job openings
in the food and agricultural sciences will exceed the number
of qualified graduates every year from 2000 until 2005. Many
of these positions will be in areas that support the marketing
and distribution of agricultural commodities as well as in
the production sector of agribusiness operations.
- Thirty-two percent of these openings will
be for scientists and engineers, including biochemists,
entomologists, geneticists, plant scientists, and veterinarians.
- Another 28 percent of openings will be in
marketing, merchandising, and sales, with job titles such
as commodity broker, market analyst, and export sales manager.
- Thirteen percent of openings are projected
to be in management and finance, including jobs such as
loan officer, financial analyst, and research economist.
- There are many more jobs available in communication,
education, social sciences, and agricultural production
After reading the above information, it becomes obvious that
agriculture today encompasses much more than the production
of crops and livestock. As an experiential method of investigating
possible career paths in agriculture, our students are required
to seek out internships during their college careers.
A
short list of Potentially useful sites for specific agricultural-related
careers information:
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