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Career Information

ENVIRONMENTAL AND AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
CAREER CLUSTER

Is This You?
 Do you enjoy learning how nature and different environments work?
 Do you like being outside?
 Do you like to learn about how foods and other products arrive at your table?
 Can you use math and science skills as they relate to the functions of the Earth?
 Do you have strong science skills such as chemistry, physics, and geology?
 Would you like to work with and manage the population and care of animals?
 Do you like to work with machinery to improve the appearance of lawns or recreation
areas, or work on farms?
 Do you like to creatively solve problems?

If you answered YES to most of these questions, then you may be interested in the
Environmental and Agricultural Systems Career Cluster described below.

The Environmental and Agricultural Systems Career Cluster involves programs of study related
to the environment and agriculture. Careers include those in agriculture, earth sciences,
environmental studies, fisheries management, forestry, horticulture, and wildlife management.

Workers within these career fields manage, develop, protect, and improve natural habitats for
wildlife, study methods and practices to maintain and increase the nation’s agricultural
productivity, improve strategies of raising crops or animals, identify and analyze sources of
pollution, collect and synthesize data from atmospheric monitoring, meteorological and
mineralogical information, consult with farmers, food companies or corporations concerning
environmental standards, study tornados, volcanoes, and other natural phenomenon and design
environmentally friendly living space for humans and wildlife.

Those who work in this career area use many skills in science, mathematics, data collection, and
problem solving. Strong communication and reasoning skills are also foundations for success.

In the Course Catalog, applicable courses are listed with a Career Code of “F.”

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