Fruit science? Agriculture studies? This may be a long shot...?

Question

but does anyone in here have a degree in these fields/ or area of study? How is the job market?

Answer 1

Do you mean that you are planning a career in study of fruit crops?

Then Pomology is the branch you should select.

It is one of the sub branches of horticulture.

Horticulture involves six areas of study, which can be grouped into two broad sections - ornamentals and edibles:

Arboriculture the study and selection, planting, care, and removal of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants.

Floriculture (includes production and marketing of floral crops),

Landscape horticulture (includes production, marketing and maintenance of landscape plants).

Olericulture (includes production and marketing of vegetables).

Pomology (includes production and marketing of fruits)

Postharvest physiology (involves maintaining quality and preventing spoilage of horticultural crops).

Horticulture (pronounced /'hɔ:tɪkʌltʃə/ or US /ˈhɔrtɨkʌltʃɚ/[1]) is the art and science of the cultivation of plants.

Horticulturists work and conduct research in the fields of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic engineering, plant biochemistry, and plant physiology. The work particularly involves fruits, berries, nuts, vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs, and turf. Horticulturalists work to improve crop yield, quality, nutritional value, and resistance to insects, diseases, and environmental stresses.

Similar is the scope for the pomologists and looking at the increasing demand for the fruits and nuts in the market and more and more people turning towards more consumption of fruits and fruit vegetables, the scope for the growth and job or employment in this field is tremendous.

Horticulturists can work in industry, government or educational institutions or private collections. They can be cropping systems engineers, wholesale or retail business managers, propagators and tissue culture specialists (fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, and turf), crop inspectors, crop production advisers, extension specialists, plant breeders, research scientists, and of course, teachers.

Answer 2

You could always get a job with USDA, in their plant protection division. And then US customs and border protections also hires people to stop and prevent the spread of unwanted diseases and insects into the states