It's a tall order, but one that you can fill as a county Extension agent for the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. If you have a bachelor's or master's degree in agriculture or natural resources, family and consumer sciences or other relevant fields along with a strong desire to work with people and contribute to the community, the Extension Service can offer you an excellent career opportunity. The county Extension agent's primary role is to inform and teach. Agents provide information for local residents in workshops and seminars, at community events, through the media, and with a variety of information technology tools. An equally important part of the job is working with people.
Agents work as a team with other agents in the county office.
And they work extensively with committees of local residents to identify educational needs and with volunteers who help implement programs to meet those needs. They also cooperate with other agencies, businesses, school districts, community groups or organizations to jointly sponsor educational programs. Focusing on Programs and Audiences Each county office has one or more agents, depending on local circumstances. Typically agents are employed to work within in a particular program area such as agriculture, family and consumer sciences, 4-H or community development. Agents, however, also work together on issues that cut across these program areas.