Career Clusters

Career Clusters

Agriculture

The Agriculture Career Cluster is focused on raising crops, breeding livestock, fishing and hunting, wildlife conservation, farming technology as well as managing sustainability and water resources.

What's included?
  • Agribusiness
  • Agricultural technology & automation
  • Animal systems
  • Food science & processing
  • Plant systems
  • Water systems

Quick facts

Emerging trends

Agriculture jobs are becoming more specialized, technology-driven, and environmentally focused.

Large employers

About 2.6 million people work directly on farms and ranches in the United States.

Regenerative agriculture

Climate change and environmental stress is impacting crop yields, leading to new farming strategies.

Technological advances

Drones, and autonomous tractors and harvesters are becoming more common, reducing labor and increasing precision.

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