Career Possibilities

After obtaining a degree from NDSU’s College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources, you will be limited only by your imagination. Our graduates become doctors, foresters, geneticists, economists, educators.… They shape public policy and help people and communities prosper.

Today, graduates of our college are working to:

  • Develop new food products
  • Protect natural resources
  • Design and test machines and buildings
  • Grow and nurture plants
  • Produce and distribute food and fiber
Agriculture students learning from professor in field
  • Help people and communities prosper
  • Help businesses develop, promote and market
  • Discover new scientific knowledge
  • Manage animals that serve humans
  • Educate families about nutrition and wellness

Expert instruction, state-of-the-art facilities and hands-on teaching methods help prepare our graduates for the career and future they want.

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We can do the same for you.

Read on to discover what career options may appeal to you.

For more information on a career search, click the link below.

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Career Possibilities

  • Agricultural Engineer
  • Aquaculturist
  • Biochemist
  • Conservation Officer
  • Entomologist
  • Environmental Consultant
  • Environmental Educator
  • Environmental Engineer
  • Environmental Technician
  • Fisheries Technician
  • Fish and Wildlife Specialist
  • Forester
  • Horticulturist
  • Hydrologist
  • Microbiologist
  • Natural Resources Technician
  • Nature Interpreter
  • Park Ranger
  • Soil and Water Engineer
  • Soil Chemist
  • Soil Conservationist
  • Soil Scientist
  • Waste Management Specialist
  • Wetland Scientist
  • Wildlife Rehabilitator
  • Wildlife Technician

  • Chemist
  • Dairy Quality Assurance Officer
  • Food Broker
  • Food Sales Representative
  • Food Scientist
  • Food Technologist
  • Grain Merchandiser
  • Horticulturist
  • Labeling Specialist
  • Meat Quality Assurance Officer
  • Microbiologist
  • Nutritionist
  • Processing Plant Manager
  • Quality Control Manager
  • Recipe Modification Specialist
  • Sensory Analyst

  • Accountant
  • Advertising Agent
  • Ag Loan Officer
  • Agribusiness Manager
  • Agricultural Salesperson
  • Business Manager
  • Commodity Broker
  • Computer Systems Analyst
  • Credit Analyst
  • Economist
  • Export Marketer
  • Extension Specialist
  • Farm Management Consultant
  • Financial Analyst
  • Food Broker
  • Food Inspector
  • Food Sales Representative
  • Grain Merchandiser
  • Horticulturist
  • Insurance Agent
  • Lawyer
  • Livestock Buyer
  • Livestock Production Specialist
  • Market Analyst
  • Marketing Manager
  • Public Relations Specialist
  • Quality Control Specialist
  • Real Estate Appraiser
  • Retail Manager
  • Rural Development Specialist
  • Sales Representative
  • Securities Broker
  • Technical Service Representative
  • Wholesale Manager

  • Biochemist
  • Chemist
  • Doctor
  • Geneticist
  • Medical Technologist
  • Microbiologist
  • Nurse
  • Nutritionist
  • Pharmacist
  • Physical Therapist
  • Veterinarian
  • Veterinary Technician

  • Agronomist
  • Biochemist
  • Chemist
  • Crop Scout
  • Crop Utilization Specialist
  • Entomologist
  • Forester
  • Fruit Grower
  • Geneticist
  • Grain Farmer
  • Horticulturist
  • Microbiologist
  • Pest Management Specialist
  • Plant Breeder
  • Plant Ecologist
  • Plant Pathologist
  • Plant Physiologist
  • Seed Production Specialist
  • Seed Scientist
  • Turfgrass Specialist
  • Weed Scientist

  • Agronomist
  • Animal Ecologist
  • Animal Nutritionist
  • Animal Scientist
  • Aquaculturist
  • Biochemist
  • Chemist
  • Doctor
  • Entomologist
  • Environmental Engineer
  • Environmental Technician
  • Fisheries Technician
  • Fish and Wildlife Specialist
  • Food Scientist
  • Food Technologist
  • Forester
  • Geneticist
  • Horticulturist
  • Hydrologist
  • Microbiologist
  • Natural Resources Technician
  • Nutritionist
  • Ornithologist
  • Plant Breeder
  • Plant Ecologist
  • Plant Pathologist
  • Plant Physiologist
  • Science Writer
  • Seed Scientist
  • Soil and Water Engineer
  • Soil Scientist
  • Veterinarian
  • Veterinary Technician
  • Weed Scientist
  • Wetland Scientist
  • Wildlife Technician

  • Advertising Executive
  • Agricultural Educator
  • Agricultural Journalist
  • Broadcaster
  • Communication Specialist
  • Copywriter
  • Doctor
  • Economist
  • Editor
  • Extension Agent
  • Extension Specialist
  • Family and Consumer Sciences Educator
  • Farm Management Consultant
  • Horticulturist
  • Lawyer
  • Market Analyst
  • Marketing Manager
  • Nutritionist
  • Park Ranger
  • Public Administration Specialist
  • Public Policy Analyst
  • Public Relations Specialist
  • Rural Development Specialist
  • Rural Sociologist
  • Sales Representative
  • Science Writer
  • Veterinary Technician
  • Videographer

  • Animal Ecologist
  • Animal Nutritionist
  • Animal Scientist
  • Aquaculturist
  • Biochemist
  • Chemist
  • Dairy Farmer
  • Entomologist
  • Fisheries Technician
  • Geneticist
  • Kennel Manager
  • Livestock Producer
  • Livestock Product Sales
  • Microbiologist
  • Nutrition Consultant
  • Ornithologist
  • Stable Manager
  • Veterinarian
  • Veterinary Technician
  • Wildlife Rehabilitator
  • Wildlife Technician
  • Zoo Keeper

Opportunities Abound

Opportunities abound as you check out the undergraduate academic programs offered through the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources.

These programs are the first step toward getting the career you want.

After reading the information, feel free to discuss the program with an advisor in that field. They will be happy to answer your questions and get you started on the right track.

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