Agriculture Careers Original PowerPoint Created by Miss Stacy Huerta For AGED 410, Fall 2001 Modified by Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Office June, 2002

Eight Major Career Areas Production Agriculture Agriculture Mechanics Agriculture Sales & Service Agriculture Processing Forestry Rural Recreation & Natural Resources Agriculture Marketing & Business Management Horticulture

Production Agriculture Raising * Field Crops * Poultry * Fruit * Vegetables * Livestock

Agriculture Mechanics Involves * Planning & Constructing Buildings * Machinery Maintenance * Welding * Electrical Work & Plumbing

Agriculture Sales & Service Involves Occupations such as: * Veterinarian * Ag Commissioner * Equipment Dealers * Feed Dealers * Ag Flying

Agriculture Processing Involves processing and distributing food * Examples include: Butchers Plant Workers Egg Processing

Horticulture Involves * Landscaping * Floriculture * Turf Management * Nursery Management

Forestry Involves * Producing & Harvesting Timber * Managing Forests * Reforestation

Rural Recreation & Natural Resources Involves * Working with renewable resources Examples: Wildlife Water & Soil

Agriculture Marketing & Business Management Involves * Business Economics * Developing Markets * Successful Marketing

What’s In Your Area Depends on 3 different factors Population Climate Consumer Demand

What’s Right For You? What areas interest you?

Where to look… Teachers Friends Family Industry Newspaper

How To Contact People Phone Letter Word of Mouth Email

Resume’ Writing

Cover Letter

Required of You A resume and cover letter in the style shown on the previous slides. Resume requirements You are applying for an agriculturally related position e.g. Livestock Manager, HVAC technician, electrician, etc. ***It is your job to research the salaries, education needed, etc.*** Length: One full page of Information Neatness, coherence, and style similar to that of the example from class. Point Value 50 points

Required of You Cover letter in the style mentioned in class, (HINT use the web to find examples, but don’t plagiarize) It should reflect your application and resume’ (you should be applying for the same job on each form) Length: ¾ of a page Neatness, coherence, English grammar correctness, spelling Cover letter point value: 50 points BOTH DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE TYPED IF NOT TYPED YOU WILL LOSE 25 POINTS ON EACH ASSIGNMENT The two assignments together will make up a major grade.