Find a national wildlife refuge near you and click on the refuge name to learn what you can see and do there. Read about the habitat and animals you might see, then plan a trip with family or friends.

Visit a wildlife refuge near you.

Farming may be one of the oldest professions, but this industry has emerged in recent years as a technological & scientific leader. Take a class at school or online to learn more.

Take a class in agriculture or agronomy.

Watch the trailer for "Changing Season," a documentary about a daughter taking over her father's farm. If it inspires you, seek out and watch the full-length documentary!

See the inner workings of a family farm.

Agricultural Inspectors

Inspect agricultural commodities, processing equipment, and facilities, and fish and logging operations, to ensure compliance with regulations and laws governing health, quality, and safety.

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.

Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.

Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Agricultural Workers

Inspect food products and processing procedures to determine whether products are safe to eat.

Interpret and enforce government acts and regulations and explain required standards to agricultural workers.

Set standards for the production of meat or poultry products or for food ingredients, additives, or compounds used to prepare or package products.

Inspect agricultural commodities or related operations, as well as fish or logging operations, for compliance with laws and regulations governing health, quality, and safety.

Label and seal graded products and issue official grading certificates.

Monitor the operations and sanitary conditions of slaughtering or meat processing plants.

Take emergency actions, such as closing production facilities, if product safety is compromised.

Verify that transportation and handling procedures meet regulatory requirements.

Inspect the cleanliness and practices of establishment employees.

Examine, weigh, and measure commodities, such as poultry, eggs, meat, or seafood to certify qualities, grades, and weights.

Agricultural Inspectors

Overview

Career

What Agricultural Inspectors Do

Other Job Titles Agricultural Inspectors May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Agricultural Inspectors

Overview

Career

What Agricultural Inspectors Do

Other Job Titles Agricultural Inspectors May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Education

Level of Education Attained by Agricultural Inspectors

Majors Related to Career

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