Job sector careers in agriculture, animals and horticulture

A career in the agriculture, animal and horticulture industry has a wide variety of job roles on offer covering a vast range of topics.

This could include: 

• Farm Manager
• Farm Hand
• Forest/Woodland Manager
• Animal Nutritionist
• Amenity Horticulturist
• Environmental Consultant

You could be employed in a range of settings, from outdoors to science labs to veterinary centres. The most well-known role in agriculture is farming. Whether you are growing crops, raising animals such as sheep, pigs, and cows, or fixing machinery, working in this industry is likely to mean you will be working outdoors year-round.

If the outdoor life is not for you, you could always look towards more environmental or scientific occupations in agriculture. For example, environmental consultants are employed to provide expert advice and assessment services to clients with the aim of minimising environmental damage. If you are more science focused, geneticists complete essential scientific research to advance the agricultural sector: they find and develop useful traits in plants such as disease resistance, which can then be transferred into future crops.

This sector also completes important work in creating and designing outdoor spaces for the public, meaning you could also work to design and maintain historic gardens, country parks or botanic areas used for leisure purposes.

Whilst this sector completes essential work in farming which helps feed the nation, it also offers a vast variety of different, lesser-known careers which are engaging and active and extremely important in the effort to maintain outdoor spaces and care for the nation’s animals.

To find out more information about the job roles and career opportunities available and discover how to get into them, visit the links below:

• Career Pilot: Careerpilot : Job sectors : Agriculture : What's this about?
• Prospects: Environment and agriculture job profiles | Prospects.ac.uk