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$61,000

Median annual salary based on certification and degree program completion.

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Purchase farm products either for further processing or resale. Includes tree farm contractors, grain brokers and market operators, grain buyers, and tobacco buyers.
Accounting
AS Degree
Agribusiness: Enology/Viticulture
AA Degree
Agribusiness: Viticulture
Certificate of Achievement
Agribusiness: Viticulture
AS Degree
Agricultural And Industrial Technology: Industrial Technician
Certificate of Achievement

Recruit and hire seasonal or temporary agricultural laborers. May transport, house, and provide meals for workers.
Agricultural And Industrial Technology: Industrial Technician
Certificate of Achievement
Agricultural Business
AS-T Degree
Agricultural Business
Certificate of Achievement
Agricultural Business Management
Certificate of Achievement
Agricultural Science
AS Degree

Advise, instruct, and assist individuals and families engaged in agriculture, agricultural-related processes, or home economics activities. Demonstrate procedures and apply research findings to solve problems; and instruct and train in product development, sales, and the use of machinery and equipment to promote general welfare. Includes county agricultural agents, feed and farm management advisors, home economists, and extension service advisors.
Agricultural And Industrial Technology: Industrial Technician
Certificate of Achievement
Agricultural Science
AS Degree
Agricultural Science
Certificate of Achievement
Agriculture
AS Degree
Agriculture
Certificate of Achievement

Plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural establishments. May hire, train, or supervise farm workers or contract for services to carry out the day-to-day activities of the managed operation. May engage in or supervise planting, cultivating, harvesting, financial, or marketing activities.
Agribusiness: Enology/Viticulture
AA Degree
Agribusiness: Viticulture
Certificate of Achievement
Agribusiness: Viticulture
AS Degree
Agricultural And Industrial Technology: Industrial Technician
Certificate of Achievement
Agricultural Business
AS-T Degree

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 to determine best ways to process, package, preserve, store, and distribute food.
Agriculture And Industrial Technology: Production
AS Degree
Agriculture And Industrial Technology: Production
Certificate of Achievement
Agriculture: Food Safety
Certificate of Achievement
Agriculture: Nursery Production
Certificate of Achievement
Agriculture: Production
AA Degree

Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers where technical or scientific knowledge is required in such areas as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, normally obtained from at least 2 years of post-secondary education.
Basic Cruise Line Sales And Operations
Certificate of Achievement
Broadcast Sales And Management
Certificate of Achievement
Broadcast Sales And Management
AS Degree
General Merchandising
AS Degree
General Merchandising
Certificate of Achievement