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The market for Agricultural Systems Management graduates is very diverse. Many work very closely with production agriculture as: crop protection specialists; in sales of machinery, buildings, seed, fertilizer, chemicals, and feed; in marketing of machinery, grain, and food; in ag lending, banking, finance, and government program administration. Their broad background in technology, business, communications, and computers, makes them ideal candidates for agribusiness positions. Others find employment as member service representatives for rural electric cooperatives or with food processing companies.
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Some general employer classifications include: |
- equipment manufacturers and retailers
- animal and crop production suppliers
- electric power suppliers
- federal, state, and local government soil, water, and waste management agencies
- food/feed/fiber/fuel manufacturers and processors
- seed companies
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The average starting salary in 2006
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- Plant or Process Manager
- Customer Service Representative
- Soil and Water Conservationist
- Irrigation Sales/Service Manager
- General Manager
- Energy Use Advisor
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- Marketing Representative
- Sales Manager
- Grain Merchandiser
- Loan Officer
- Crop Production Consultant
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| Property of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. Last updated 5/18/07 |
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