Read Bee Culture (https://www.beeculture.com) and American Bee Journal (https://www.americanbeejournal.com) to learn more about the field.
Talk to beekeepers about their careers. Ask them for advice on breaking into this profession.
Work as an assistant or volunteer in a commercial beekeeping operation to learn the ropes and make industry contacts.
- Agribusiness Technicians
- Agricultural Consultants
- Agricultural Equipment Technicians
- Agricultural Pilots
- Agricultural Scientists
- Animal Breeders and Technicians
- Animal Caretakers
- Animal Physical Therapists
- Aquaculturists
- Bakery Workers
- Beverage Industry Workers
- Biologists
- Biosecurity Monitors
- Botanists
- Brewers
- Canning and Preserving Industry Workers
- Chemical Engineers
- Chemists
- Confectionery Industry Workers
- Cooks and Chefs
- Dairy Products Manufacturing Workers
- Dietetic Technicians
- Dietitians
- Ecologists
- Enologists
- Ethical Sourcing Officer
- Family and Consumer Scientists
- Farm Crop Production Technicians
- Farm Equipment Mechanics
- Farmers
- Farmers' Market Managers/Promoters
- Fast Food Workers
- Fishers
- Food Service Workers
- Food Technologists
- Grain Merchants
- Groundwater Professionals
- Health and Regulatory Inspectors
- Horticultural Inspectors
- Meatcutters and Meat Packers
- Molecular and Cellular Biologists
- Nursery Owners and Managers
- Nutritionists
- Organic Farmers
- Packaging Engineers
- Packaging Machinery Technicians
- Personal Chefs
- Product Development Directors
- Product Management Directors
- Product Managers
- Range Managers
- Restaurant and Food Service Managers
- Soil Conservationists and Technicians
- Soil Scientists
- Tobacco Products Industry Workers