Top 10 Career Types of 2008By AgCareers.com

2008 has been a year of changes for the agricultural industry. The economy alone has led to many changes in our industry, as we watched fuel cost and commodity prices quickly reach new levels! These changes led us to wonder what jobs were in the most demand during the year. So as in previous years, we developed a listing of the Top Ten Career Types posted during 2008. With our new format that we introduced late last year, we were also able to see what areas of our industry seemed to have the most activity in regards to job openings. To develop this list, we looked back at the number of jobs posted during the year and what career type and industry type was listed with each. Below are Top Ten Career Types and Industry Types of 2008.

Top 10 Industry Types

Agronomy
Crop Protection/Chemicals
Biotechnology
Equipment/Machinery
Grain
Seed
Dairy
Food/Hospitality
Beef
Feed

Top 10 Career Types

Sales
Management/Manager
Production
Marketing
Operations
Agronomist
Engineering
Research Scientist
Financial Services
Merchandiser/Trader/Broker

In looking back two years ago at our 2006 Top Ten Career list, we see some fluctuation but the majority of the careers that were in high demand have remained, only moving one or two places on the list. There are a few new careers on the list that tell the story of an industry changing to meet the demands of the changing population. Agricultural careers in Engineering, Research, Merchandising, and Trading all demonstrate an industry competing to stay ahead in developing products that are more economical and sustainable for our planet.

By combining the two lists, one can see abundant opportunities in agronomy sales, or as a district sales manager in the agronomic areas. Management positions in production and operations were also very popular in 2008. Looking at the research scientist arena, careers in plant breeding and food science were just a few of the positions frequently posted. Each year will bring exciting new career opportunities to our industry. We hope that you will continue to turn to AgCareers.com in 2009 as a source for discovering these exciting opportunities, or as your avenue to hire the perfect person for your career opening.

Please note: The information above is based on job postings throughout North America posted on AgCareers.com during 2008. AgCareers.com is the leading online job board and human resource service provider for agriculture, food, natural resources, and biotechnology.
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