If a candidate lives in a farming community, they will already have some experience with farming equipment. Vocational agriculture education programs in high schools can be found in most rural settings, many suburban settings, and even in some urban schools. These schools' teaching staff and counselors can provide considerable information about this career.
Light industrial machinery is now used in almost every industry. It is always helpful to watch machinery being used and to talk with people who own, operate, and repair it.
Summer and part-time work on a farm, in an agricultural equipment manufacturing plant, or in an equipment sales and service business offer opportunities to work on or near agricultural and light industrial machinery. Such a job may give you a clearer idea about this career's various activities, challenges, rewards, and possible limitations.
- Agribusiness Technicians
- Agricultural Consultants
- Agricultural Pilots
- Agricultural Scientists
- Animal Breeders and Technicians
- Animal Caretakers
- Animal Physical Therapists
- Aquaculturists
- Beekeepers
- Biosecurity Monitors
- Botanists
- Chemists
- Dairy Products Manufacturing Workers
- Ecologists
- Farm Crop Production Technicians
- Farm Equipment Mechanics
- Farmers
- Farmers' Market Managers/Promoters
- Fishers
- Food Technologists
- Grain Merchants
- Groundwater Professionals
- Horticultural Inspectors
- Meatcutters and Meat Packers
- Molecular and Cellular Biologists
- Nursery Owners and Managers
- Organic Farmers
- Range Managers
- Soil Conservationists and Technicians
- Soil Scientists
- Tobacco Products Industry Workers