College of Agriculture - California State University, Chico

	College of Agriculture

Crops, Horticulture, and Land Resource Management Internships and Career Opportunities

There are many Internships, temporary and permanent employment opportunities in plant sciences. The information below provides you with just a few ideas of the career opportunities and some web links that will help you explore further the opportunities that will be open to you. The CSU, Chico Career Placement Center as well as the faculty and staff of the College of Agriculture will work with you to help you learn more the internships and career opportunities that are available.

Typical career positions you might qualify for include:

Agricultural Chemical Sales Land Management Specialist

Agricultural Inspector Orchard/Vineyard Mgmt

Agricultural Research Scientist Peace Corps

Agronomist Nursery Management & Sales

Crop Ecologist Plant Pathologist

Crop protection Specialist Pest Control Advisor/Inspector

Extension Farm Adviser Resource Conservationist

Farm Manager Seed Production

Fertilizer Specialist Soil and Water Conservation

Food Inspector/Grader Soil Fertility Specialist

Horticulturalist Weed Specialist

Below is a sampling of the typical summer seasonal, temporary, and internship positions you might qualify for:

UC Cooperative Extension, Butte County, CA: Data Collection

Bayer, Northern CA:Establish & observetest plots

TJ Farms, Chico, CA: Web page design / update

US Forest Service, Sierraville, CA: Soil & watershed analysis

Tehama District Fair, Red Bluff, CA: Fair coordinator

Pacific Coast Producers, Palermo, CA: Wastewater management

CSU, Chico Farm: Calibration & utilization of SCADA system

California Wheat Commission: Sample collection, inventory maintenance

You should also check out the Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) with federal agencies and the Experiential Education program on campus.

To learn more about jobs with various state and federal agencies, use the following links to connect with Federal and State Government Agencies who hire plant scientists

Office of Personnel Management http://www.usajobs.opm.gov

US EPA

Agricultural Research Service http://www.ars.usda.gov/careers/

California State Government http://www.caljobs.ca.gov/

CA Dept Food & Agriculture http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/cdfa/employment/

California State Personnel Board http://www.spb.ca.gov/jobsrd.cfm

UC Ag and Natural Resources

CSUC Career Placement Center http://www.csuchico.edu/plc/agjobs.html

Below are some of the web sites that provide a listing of job opportunities relating to agriculture and natural resources:

Cyber-Sierra http://www.cyber-sierra.com/nrjobs/agri.html

Federal Job Search http://www.federaljobsearch.net

Yahoo Job Directory in Agric Science http://d4.dir.scd.yahoo.com/science/agriculture/

Agricultural Jobs USA http://www.agjobsusa.com/

Irrigation Jobs http://www.irrigationjobs.com/

Agriculture Job Site http://www.agriculturejobsite.com/

Seed Industry Opportunities http://www.seedquest.com/Jobs.htm

Many of the professional societies associated with plant science provide information about career opportunities and job openings. Using the links below will help you learn more about career opportunities in each of the discipline areas:

Soil Science Society of America	http://www.soils.org/
American Society of Agronomy	http://www.agronomy.org/
Crop Science Society of America	http://www.crops.org/
Agron-Crop-Soil Societies	http://www.asa-cssa-sssa.org/career/
Cal. Agri. Prod. Consultant Association	http://www.capca.com/start1.asp
American Society of Horticultural Science
Approp Tech Transfer Rural Areas	http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/intern.html

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