| Profession |
Skills Required |
Duties Performed |
| Agricultural Engineer |
- Programming: Writing computer programs for various purposes.
- Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
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- Meet with clients such as district or regional councils, farmers, and developers, to discuss their needs.
- Provide advice on water quality and issues related to pollution management, river control, and ground and surface water resources.
- Test agricultural machinery and equipment to ensure adequate performance.
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| Agribusiness Manager |
- Management of Material Resources: Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
- Installation: Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
- Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
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- Determine types and quantities of horticultural plants to be grown, based on budgets, projected sales volumes, and/or executive directives.
- Evaluate financial statements and make budget proposals.
- Collect information regarding techniques for fish collection and fertilization, spawn incubation, and treatment of spawn and fry.
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| Agronomist |
- Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Repairing: Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
- Management of Financial Resources: Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
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- Communicate research and project results to other professionals and the public or teach related courses, seminars, or workshops.
- Develop new or improved methods and products for controlling and eliminating weeds, crop diseases, and insect pests.
- Develop methods of conserving and managing soil that can be applied by farmers and forestry companies.
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