Knowledge
Food Production
Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
Definition from U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA) (O*NET 31.0 (August 2026)).
01.
Jobs that draw on it most
22 jobs- Food Batchmakers4.3 of 5
- Food Scientists and Technologists4.1 of 5
- Chefs and Head Cooks4.1 of 5
- Cooks, Private Household4.1 of 5
- Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products4.1 of 5
- Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers4.0 of 5
- Cooks, Short Order4.0 of 5
- Food Service Managers4.0 of 5
- Dietetic Technicians3.9 of 5
- Butchers and Meat Cutters3.9 of 5
- Farm and Home Management Educators3.9 of 5
- Animal Scientists3.8 of 5
- Farm Labor Contractors3.8 of 5
- Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders3.8 of 5
- Cooks, Fast Food3.8 of 5
- Food Science Technicians3.8 of 5
- Driver/Sales Workers3.6 of 5
- Agricultural Technicians3.6 of 5
- Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria3.6 of 5
- Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.5 of 5
- Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary3.5 of 5
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers3.5 of 5
02.
Programs that lead to those jobs
- Agriculture, General4 jobs
- Animal Sciences, General4 jobs
- Dairy Science4 jobs
- Poultry Science4 jobs
- Brewing Science4 jobs
- Zymology/Fermentation Science4 jobs
- Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager4 jobs
- Agricultural Animal Breeding3 jobs
- Animal Nutrition3 jobs
- Animal Sciences, Other3 jobs
- Food Science3 jobs
- Viticulture and Enology3 jobs
- Food Science and Technology, Other3 jobs
- Plant Sciences, General3 jobs
- Agronomy and Crop Science3 jobs
- Range Science and Management3 jobs
- Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General3 jobs
- Culinary Arts/Chef Training3 jobs
- Culinary Science/Culinology3 jobs
- Foodservice Systems Administration/Management3 jobs
- Farm/Farm and Ranch Management2 jobs
- Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling2 jobs
- Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production2 jobs
- Crop Production2 jobs
- Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management2 jobs
- Apiculture2 jobs
- Agricultural and Food Products Processing2 jobs
- Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General2 jobs
- International Agriculture2 jobs
- Animal Health2 jobs
…and 81 more programs.