Area

Employer


Area:

Financial Services and Related Areas

Sub-Area:
  • Banking:
    • Commercial and Personal Lending
    • Branch Management
    • Bank Operations
  • Commodities (Stocks & Futures)
  • Insurance:
    • Sales
    • Claims Analysis
    • Underwriting
    • Risk Management
  • Real Estate:
    • Residential Brokerage
    • Commercial Sales
    • Appraisal
    • Property Management
    • Real Estate Portfolio Management
Employers:
  • Commercial banks
  • Credit unions
  • Savings and loans associations
  • Service banks
  • Mortgage banks
  • Purchasing/supply firms
  • Farm cooperative services
  • Real estate brokers
  • Agricultural commodity organizations
  • Insurance companies
  • Appraisal firms
  • Developers
  • Large corporations: real estate departments
  • Real estate investment trusts
  • Law firms

Area:

Marketing and Related Areas

Sub-Area:
  • Agricultural Marketing
  • Customer Relations
  • Logistics
  • Outside Sales
  • Retail Sales
Employers:
  • Agribusinesses
  • Production industries
  • Food retailers and wholesalers
  • Food processors
  • Manufacturers of farm input supplies
  • Farm equipment manufacturers
  • Market analysis firms
  • Insurance firms

Area:

Management

Sub-Area:
  • Agricultural Management
  • Crop and Livestock Farm Management
  • Farm and Home Management
  • Agribusiness Management
  • Land Management
  • Environmental Resource Management
  • Retail Management
Employers:
  • Agribusinesses
  • Farm input supply businesses
  • Commodity processors
  • Landscape design and maintenance firms
  • Production industries
  • Feedlot operations
  • Feed and seed companies
  • Food wholesalers and retailers (grocery stores)
  • Farmers cooperatives
  • Gas, electric, and water distributors
  • Retailers outside of agriculture

Area:

Agricultural Equipment Systems Management

Sub-Area:
  • Purchasing/Buying
  • Dealership Management
  • Customer Relations
  • Wholesale and Retail Sales
  • Environmental Technology
  • Farm Supply Management
  • Logistics
  • Training
Employers:
  • Agricultural support companies
  • Agricultural machinery manufacturers
  • Machinery dealerships
  • Machinery service companies
  • Landscape development and maintenance industry
  • Farm input supply businesses
  • Farm and garden supply stores
  • Wholesale distributors
  • Logistics firms

Area:

Rural Development/Resource Economics

Sub-Area:
  • Land Management
  • Environmental Resource Management
  • Rural Economic Development
  • Rural Planning
  • Timberland Economy
  • County Planning
  • Policy Analysis
Employers:
  • Local and state government
  • Federal government agencies including:
    • Department of Agriculture
    • Department of Housing and Urban Development
    • Environmental Protection Agency
    • Bureau of Land Management
  • Gas, water, and electric distributors
  • Coal companies
  • Mining companies
  • Railroads
  • Law firms
  • Nonprofit organizations

Area:

Government/Nonprofit

Sub-Area:
  • State and Federal Conservation
  • Health and Regulatory Inspection
  • Agricultural Inspection
  • Policy Analysis
  • Legislation
  • Association Representation
Employers:
  • State and Federal Conservation
  • Health and Regulatory Inspection
  • Agricultural Inspection
  • Policy Analysis
  • Legislation
  • Association Representation

Area:

Education

Sub-Area:
  • Teaching
  • Research
  • Agricultural Extension
Employers:
  • Colleges and universities
  • Research institutions
  • Extension services
  • Farm information services utilizing mass communication

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