United States
Jobs involved in activities related to production and development of agricultural commodities and fishing activities, and maintaining forest eco systems. Activities may include animal husbandry and care, crop production, logging and hunting, operating equipment among others. You can explore Sub Job Families and linked industry, careers and courses from links below.
Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers directly coordinate and supervise the activities of workers involved in agriculture, forestry, aquaculture etc. Responsibilities include assigning work schedules, managing budgets and preparing reports, in addition to observing and evaluating the performance of their workers, addressing any concerns and providing motivation when required. They may also be required to perform field work, providing training, checking weather conditions and health of the crops, and identify potential problems etc.
Agricultural Workers
Agricultural Workers work on a farm, maintaining crops such as vegetables, grains, fruits and nuts or perform rearing of livestocks.They receive on-the-job training by the agricultural managers and work under their supervision. Their duties may also include inspecting agricultural commodities, selecting and breeding animals according to their characterstics, grading or sorting, classifying unprocessed food and agricultural products, driving and handling equipment for supporting agricultural activities, and attending to live farm, open range, ranch or aquaculture animals such as cattle, swine, goats, sheep, horses, poultry, bees etc.
Fishing and Hunting Workers
Fishing and Hunting Workers pathway includes professionals who use traps, fishing rods, nets or other equipment to catch wild or aquatic animals human consumption, bait, animal feed or other uses. The work may require them to operate and use weapons, machinery, navigation systems and other equipment. This pathway needs endurance and ability to work long hours, often under arduous conditions.
Forest, Conservation, and Logging Workers
Forest, Conversation, and Logging Workers pathway include professionals who work in the open outdoors of forests and woodlands. Forest and conservation workers work under the supervision of foresters to maintain, protect and improve the quality of forested areas through planting seeds, checking soil erosion and pests and harmful diseases. Logging workers are involved in cutting down of trees and the transportation and processing of the wood for further use.
