Career Opportunities in Animal Science

• Artificial insemination and breeding organizations;
• Companion animal (boarding, breeding, training, Humane Society);
• County extension agents;
• Department of Agriculture (research and information);
• Department of Defense (food supply and food service);
• Feedlot positions, Finance (Production Credit Associations, banks, etc.);
• Government protection and regulatory agencies;
• Graduate school for Master's in Business Administration;
• Graduate school for Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees;
• International opportunities;
• Laboratory technicians Livestock and meat market reporting (government);
• Livestock buyers for feeders and packers;
• Livestock production operations (beef, dairy, swine, Sheep, goats, and horses);
• Livestock publications;
• Meat inspection, grading, handling, distribution, and marketing(auctions, Cattle Fax, livestock sales management, etc.);
• Positions in food processing, manufacturing, and ingredient plants;
• Positions in poultry production units;
• Ranch positions;
• Research (university or industry) in nutrition, reproduction, breeding and genetics, products, and production management;
• Riding instructors;
• Sales, advertising, management, and public relations positions with: feed companies, packing companies, drug & pharmacy companies, equipment companies, etc.;
• University or college teaching;
• University extension and area extension;
• Veterinary school for Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (private practice, consulting, university teaching and research).