Carlos Acosta
Career Strategist
Career Discovery and Success
cja0057@auburn.edu

Carlos takes appointments and drop-ins to help College of Ag students with all things career services including resume/cover letter assistance,  practice interviews, job search strategies, pre-graduate school planning, and more.

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This is how we build economies and strengthen communities.

Career fields you could pursue with a degree in agricultural business and economics:

• Banking and finance
• Business development
• Lobbying
• Law and public policy
• Production management
• Agribusiness
• Commodity buying
• Community development
• Insurance
• Operations management

Learn about a major in agricultural business and economics.

This is how we spread knowledge to the world.

Career fields you could pursue with a degree in agricultural communications:

• Law and public policy
• Public relations
• Product marketing
• Corporate communications
• Commodity sales
• Social media management
• Audience and market research
• Journalism
• Media strategy
• Web and digital communications

Learn about a major in agricultural communications.

This is how we meet industries’ diverse demands.

Career fields you could pursue with a degree in agricultural science:

• Agricultural sales
• Agribusiness
• Farm management
• Ranch management
• Agriscience education
• Agricultural extension
• Marketing
• Research lab management
• Nursery and greenhouse management
• Food safety

Learn about a major in agricultural science.

This is how we prepare the next generation.

Career fields you could pursue with a degree in agriscience education.

• Educational leadership
• Agribusiness consulting
• Agricultural extension
• State and local government
• K-12 education
• Vocational or community college teaching
• Agricultural sales
• Public relations
• Law and public policy
• Marketing

Learn about a major in agriscience education.

This is how we build the foundation for the world’s largest industry.

Career fields you could pursue with a degree in crop and soil sciences:

• Sports turf development and management
• Golf course construction and management
• Crop production
• Farm management
• Chemical research and development
• Land use consulting
• Agricultural climatology
• Seed production
• Weed science
• Soil quality research

Learn about a major in crop and soil sciences.

This is how we maintain life and feed a growing population.

Career fields you could pursue with a degree in animal sciences:

• Medicine and veterinary medicine
• Animal health and nutrition
• Ranch or farm management
• Animal genetics
• Food safety
• Zoo keeping
• Horse breeding
• Animal research
• Production management
• Food product development

Learn about a major in animal sciences.

This is how we solve tomorrow’s challenges today.

Job titles you could have with a degree in applied biotechnology:

• Environmental scientist
• Biotechnology scientist
• Research associate
• Seed production technician
• Genetic engineer
• Sustainability officer
• Product marketing manager
• Plant geneticist
• Safety specialist
• Clinical trial manager

Learn about a major in applied biotechnology.

This is how we advance technology to produce better food and cleaner energy.

Career fields you could pursue with a degree in biosystems engineering:

• Equipment design and development
• Industrial engineering
• Production engineering
• Quality control engineering and management
• Biofuel development
• Irrigation engineering
• Natural resources protection and management
• Ecosystems restoration
• Green and renewable product development
• Water resources management

Learn about a major in biosystems engineering.

This is how we advance technology to produce better food and cleaner energy.

Job titles you could have with a degree in biological and agricultural technology management:

• Equipment designer and developer
• Precision agriculture specialist
• Production supervisor
• Research technician
• Manufacturing technology specialist
• Technical service representative
• Maintenance technician
• System analyst
• Field representative
• Conservationist
• Operations manager

Learn about a major in biological and agricultural technology management.

This is how we conserve and protect the natural world around us.

Current employment opportunities are quite good. Typical entry-level jobs range from working outdoors taking environmental samples of all kinds to analyzing environmental samples in a laboratory setting, to evaluating waste disposal sites, to writing environmental impact statements, to operating waste treatment facilities to managing hazardous material inventories.

The possibilities are almost endless. Here are a few of the job titles you could have with a degree in environmental science:

• Air and water quality manager
• Conservation agent
• Energy and air pollution control
• Natural resources protection and management
• Environmental consulting
• Environmental educator
• Environmental lobbying
• Environmental management
• Environmental policy and law
• Environmental protection assistant/specialist
• Environmental scientist
• Restoration ecology
• Renewable energy development
• Recycling management
• Soil scientist

Learn about a Major in Environmental Science.

This is how we feed a growing population while protecting our natural resources.

Career fields you could pursue with a degree in fisheries, aquaculture and aquatic sciences:

• Marine biology
• Pond management
• Fish and shellfish farming
• Pond design and development
• Hatchery management
• Medicine and veterinary medicine
• Fishery management
• Aquatic resources management
• Fish and seafood production
• Wetlands conservation and management

Learn about a major in fisheries, aquaculture and aquatic sciences.

This is how we create healthier food and more beautiful communities.

Career fields you could pursue with a degree in horticulture:

• Landscape design
• Greenhouse management
• Nursery management
• Natural resource management
• Fruit and vegetable production
• Environmental conservation
• Botanical gardening
• Nursery production
• Organic gardening and farming
• Arboretum design, development and management

Learn about a major in horticulture.

This is how we develop healthier sources of food.

Career fields you could pursue with a degree in poultry science:

• Food safety
• Quality control management
• Production management
• Food packaging design and development
• Farm management
• Medicine and veterinary medicine
• Process engineering
• Animal health and nutrition
• Research and development
• Hatchery management

Learn about a major in poultry science.