Agricultural Business Operations
Arkansas Tech University (ATU)
Career Options For Graduates
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- Nursery and Greenhouse Managers
- Job DescriptionPlan, organize, direct, control, and coordinate activities of workers engaged in propagating, cultivating, and harvesting horticultural specialties, such as trees, shrubs, flowers, mushrooms, and other plants.Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 258,156
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 261,032
- Percent Job Growth: 1.11%

Important Abilities- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Information Ordering
- Category Flexibility
- Near Vision
- Crop and Livestock Managers
- Job DescriptionDirect and coordinate, through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities of workers engaged in agricultural crop production for corporations, cooperatives, or other owners.Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 258,156
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 261,032
- Percent Job Growth: 1.11%

Important Abilities- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Near Vision
- Aquacultural Managers
- Job DescriptionDirect and coordinate, through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities of workers engaged in fish hatchery production for corporations, cooperatives, or other owners.Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 258,156
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 261,032
- Percent Job Growth: 1.11%

Important Abilities- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
- Inductive Reasoning
- Near Vision
- Speech Recognition
- Farmers and Ranchers
- Job DescriptionOn an ownership or rental basis, operate farms, ranches, greenhouses, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural production establishments which produce crops, horticultural specialties, livestock, poultry, finfish, shellfish, or animal specialties. May plant, cultivate, harvest, perform post-harvest activities, and market crops and livestock; may hire, train, and supervise farm workers or supervise a farm labor contractor; may prepare cost, production, and other records. May maintain and operate machinery and perform physical work.Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 1,058,444
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 968,838
- Percent Job Growth: -8.5%

Important Abilities- Problem Sensitivity
- Manual Dexterity
- Control Precision
- Multilimb Coordination
- Visual Color Discrimination
- Depth Perception
- Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
- Job DescriptionTeach courses in the agricultural sciences. Includes teachers of agronomy, dairy sciences, fisheries management, horticultural sciences, poultry sciences, range management, and agricultural soil conservation.Important Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Expression
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Speech Recognition
- Speech Clarity
Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
Agricultural Business Operations
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Overall | |
| All Students | 32 |
| By Gender | |
| Male | 24 |
| Female | 8 |
| By Race | |
| Non-Resident Alien | - |
| American Indian | - |
| Black | - |
| Asian | - |
| Hispanic | - |
| White | 32 |
| Unknown | - |
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- 2105 E. Aggie Road
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- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 49
- Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral
- Campus Location: Small City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 10,000 - 19,999
- Classification: Masters Colleges and Universities (Larger Programs)
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Four-Year, Primarily Nonresidential
- 100 E. University
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- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 1
- Highest Degree Offered: Master's
- Campus Location: Remote Town
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Baccalaureate Colleges--Diverse Fields
- Size & Residential Status: Small Four-Year, Primarily Residential
- Highway 425 South
Monticello, AR 71656 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 13
- Highest Degree Offered: Master's
- Campus Location: Remote Town
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Masters Colleges and Universities (Smaller Programs)
- Size & Residential Status: Small Four-Year, Primarily Residential
- 1200 N University Mail Slot 4789
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- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 19
- Highest Degree Offered: Master's
- Historically Black College: Yes
- Campus Location: Small City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Baccalaureate Colleges--Diverse Fields
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Four-Year, Primarily Residential
- Administration Bldg 425
Fayetteville, AR 72701 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 31
- Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral and First-Professional
- Campus Location: Rural
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 10,000 - 19,999
- Classification: Research Universities (High Research Activity)
- Size & Residential Status: Large Four-Year, Primarily Residential
- 1000 Campus Dr
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- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 0
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Remote Town
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Associates--Public 2-Year Colleges Under 4-Year Universities
- Size & Residential Status: Small Two-Year
Source: IPEDS Survey 2007-2008
