Career Opportunities

A degree in animal science prepares students for a broad range of employment opportunities. Students are able to include a diverse range of courses in their career elective areas to prepare them for a career in the field of their choice.

Agribusiness

  • Elanco Animal Health Swine Sales Rep.
  • Agronomist's Asst / Field Operations Manager
  • Business Manager
  • Contracts Manager
  • Events Sales Coordinator
  • Manufacture Associate
  • Marketing & Sales Manager
  • Mortgage Loan Service Representative
  • National Sales Coordinator
  • Office Manager-Sales
  • Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
  • PNW Management Trainee
  • Processing Supervisor
  • Production Supervisor
  • Purchasing Administrator
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Records Office Associate
  • Sales Consultant
  • Sales Planner
  • Staff Services Analyst
  • Territory Manager

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Agricultural Education

  • Agriculture Teacher
  • Science Teacher

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Animal Nutrition

  • Animal Nutritionist
  • Feedmill Plant Manager
  • Logistics/Purchasing Manage

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Biotechnology

  • Biotechnology Buyer
  • Clinical Data Specialist
  • Clinical Programmer
  • Customer Service Representative
  • Documentation Specialist
  • Environmental Health & Safety Specialist
  • Laboratory Technician
  • Laboratory Animal Technician
  • Laboratory Manager
  • Manufacturing Research Associate
  • Market Research Analyst
  • Process Development Associate
  • Product Development Engineer
  • Production Planner Scheduler
  • Quality Control Analyst
  • Quality Control Engineer
  • Quality Assurance Auditor
  • Regulatory Affairs Specialists
  • Research & Development Manager
  • Research Associate
  • Research Biologist
  • Sales Representative
  • Technical Recruiter
  • Technical Writer

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Equine Science

  • Breeding Manager
  • Equine Reproductive Research
  • Horse Trainer
  • Assistant Trainer
  • Farm Manager
  • Association Administration
  • Equine Marketing
  • Horse Show Judge
  • Bloodstock Agent

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Graduate School

Students completing graduate programs are prepared for research and education careers in academia, industry and government. A graduate student may pursue one of several different disciplines within animal science. Some disciplines offered by animal science departments from leading universities are: animal nutrition (nonruminant and ruminant, physiology of reproduction, animal breeding and genetics, meat science, physiology, animal behavior and neuroscience.

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Livestock Production

  • Assistant Farm Manager
  • Assistant Horse Trainer
  • Cattle Health
  • Cowman
  • Farm Advisor
  • Hatchery Manager
  • Hay Exporter
  • Horse Trainer
  • Livestock Manager
  • Stables Supervisor
  • USDA Canine Officer

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Meat Processing

  • Quality Assurance Supervisor
  • Quality Control Associate
  • USDA Agricultural Commodity Grader
  • Operations Trainee
  • Supervisor Trainee
  • Fabrication Supervisor
  • Production Supervisor
  • Slicing Supervisor
  • Retail Field Specialist
  • Technical Services Trainee
  • Quality Assurance Supervisor

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Pre-Veterinary Medicine

  • Veterinary School
  • Hospital Director
  • Veterinary Assistant
  • Veterinary Receptionist
  • Veterinary Technician

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Zoo & Exotic Animals

  • Animal Trainer I
  • Primate Keeper
  • Zoo Keeper

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A tiger

Employers of past ASCI Graduates

The following companies have hired Cal Poly Animal Science graduates in the past.

  • Adian Equine Oakdale, CA
  • Advanced Medicine Inc. South San Francisco, CA
  • Adventure Unlimited Ranches Buena Vista, CO
  • Alamo Pintado Veterinary Hospital Los Olivos, CA
  • Aliso Viego Pet Clinic Aliso Viejo, CA
  • Amgen, Inc. Thousand Oaks, CA
  • Arroyo Grande Emergency Veterinary Clinic
  • Arroyo Grande, CA Banfield, The Pet Hospital Daly City, CA
  • Baxter Hyland Immuno Thousand Oaks, CA
  • Bear Valley Animal Clinic Los Osos, CA
  • Blaine Tech Services San Jose, CA
  • Calftech Tipton, CA
  • California Department of Food & Agric. Sacramento, CA
  • Cargill Inc. Liverpool, NY
  • Comparative Biosciences Mountain View, CA
  • Davis Land Co. Atascadero, CA
  • Dole Fresh Vegetables Soledad, CA
  • Edna Valley Equine Center San Luis Obispo, CA
  • Eli Lilly and Co. Indianapolis, IN
  • Farmers Rice Company Princeton, NJ
  • Farming Systems Kenya Nakura, Kenya
  • Fess Parker Winery Los Olivos, CA
  • Foster Farms Livingston, CA
  • Genentech, Inc. Vacaville, CA
  • Houston Zoo Houston, TX
  • L90 Santa Monica, CA
  • Leprino Foods Lemoore, CA
  • Los Angeles Zoo Los Angeles, CA
  • Mars, Inc., Kal Kan Division Vernon, CA
  • Mid-State Bank Arroyo Grande, CA
  • Mission Valley Pet Clinic San Diego, CA
  • Nicholas Turkey Breeding Farms Petaluma, CA
  • Novartis Pharmaceuticals ----------
  • Plasvacc USA Inc. Templeton, CA
  • Prather Ranch Beef MacDoel, CA
  • R. Ranch in Sequoias Kernville, CA
  • Ron Ralls Buellton, CA
  • San Diego Wild Animal Park Escondido, CA
  • San Juan Ranch Shandon, CA
  • Santa Margarita Ranch Santa Margarita, CA
  • Sealife Park Oahu, HI
  • See Beyond Monrovia, CA
  • Stenner Creek Animal Hospital San Luis
  • Obispo, CA
  • Target Specialty Products Sebastopol, CA
  • Technicare Bakersfield, CA
  • Ted Robinson Training Stables Ventura, CA
  • Three Brands Feedlot Bakersfield, CA
  • UC Davis, Veterinary School Davis, CA
  • USDA Ag Marketing Service Fresno, CA
  • USDA Plant Protection & Quarantine San Francisco, CA
  • Valley Creek Farm Valley Center, CA
  • VeriSign Mountain View, CA
  • Vet-Stem, Poway, CA
  • Vintage Angus Ranch Modesto, CA
  • West Point Thoroughbreds, Inc. Lexington, KY
  • Wilshire Foundation, Inc San Luis Obispo, CA

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