CAREER AREAS BY EMPLOYER TYPE AGRI-FOOD INDUSTRY (Private Sector) Technical sales of agricultural inputs. Product testing and development. Food and beverage processing. Credit officers and managers. Consulting firms. Communications. GOVERNMENT (Public Sector) Regulatory officers. Program administrators. Research assistants and associates. Information officers. SELF-EMPLOYMENT Farming - about 15% of B.S.A. graduates farm by choice. Contracting and consulting. Agriculture processing and marketing firms. SAMPLE CAREERS AND EMPLOYERS Research Officers - Agriculture Canada, Plant Genetic Systems, Crop Development Centre Technical Sales - Monsanto, DowElanco, Zeneca Agro Farm Lending - Farm Credit Corporation, all Banks Grain Marketing - Cargill, Pioneer Grain, United Grain Growers Food Inspection - Intercontinental Packers, Burns Food International Development - IDRC, CIDA, World Bank, CUSO Further Studies - M.Sc., Ph.D. SELECTED SALARIES FOR BEGINNING AGROLOGISTS Technician II U of S $26,676 - $32,472 Technician III U of S $30,936 - $37,428 Agrologist In Training Provincial Government $30,264 - $34,765 Agrologist I Provincial Government $37,044 - $44,916 FIRMS EMPLOYING 1995 and 1996 B.S.A. GRADUATES AgrEvo James Richardson & Sons Agri-Food Canada Lucerne Food Bank of Montreal Monsanto BASF Morris Industries Canola Council Northland Agro Cargill PFRA CIBA Geigy Pig Improvement Canada CIBC Bank Pioneer Grain Crop Development Centre Plant Genetic Systems Custom Agro Proven Seed Cyanamid Quadra Management DowElanco Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Ducks Unlimited Scotia Bank Dupont St. Mary's Garden Centre Enviro-Test Labs Sun Life Federated Co-ops TD Bank Gates Fertilizer United Grain Growers Greenfield Agro VIDO - U of S Imperial Oil Viridian Fertilizers Intercontinental Packers Zeneca Agro Additional information can be found at this website:http://www.cfa-fca.ca/careers/