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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Where to look…
Teachers
Friends
Family
Industry
Newspaper

14. How To Contact People
Phone
Letter
Word of Mouth

15. Resume’ Writing

16. Cover Letter

17. 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

18. 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.