Field of degree: Agriculture
Table 1. Agriculture degree, 2021
Data |
Agriculture |
All fields |
Employment
|
634,590 |
59,687,450 |
Median wage
|
55,000 |
63,000 |
Percent employed part time
|
13 |
14 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree
|
45 |
62 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
28 |
38 |
Chart 1. Types of agriculture, 2021
Agriculture majors |
Major share |
Animal Sciences
|
25% |
General Agriculture
|
20 |
Agriculture Production And Management
|
20 |
Plant Science And Agronomy
|
16 |
Food Science
|
7 |
Other
|
12 |
Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with an agriculture degree, by occupational group, 2021
Occupational group |
Occupational group share |
Management occupations
|
24% |
Sales and related occupations
|
10 |
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
|
9 |
Business and financial operations occupations
|
9 |
Educational instruction and library occupations
|
8 |
Other
|
40 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with an agriculture degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile |
Percent growth, projected 2022–32 |
Typical entry-level education |
Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2021 |
Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2021 |
Veterinarians
|
20% |
Doctoral or professional degree |
3% |
100% |
Soil and plant scientists
|
5 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
40 |
Postsecondary teachers, all other
|
4 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
2 |
72 |
Managers, all other
|
3 |
Bachelor's degree |
5 |
21 |
Elementary school teachers, except special education
|
1 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
49 |
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
|
1 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
2 |
8 |
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
|
-2 |
No formal educational credential |
2 |
1 |
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers
|
-5 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
8 |
4 |
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
|
-7 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
2 |
5 |
Chief executives
|
-8 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
32 |
test table
Column header
|
Column 2
|
Column header 3
|
Column header 3
|
Column header 4
|
March 2019[1]
|
4514 |
5461 |
188,713.84 |
629.05 |
May 2019
|
3064 |
5635 |
195,750.72 |
652.50 |
April
|
3694 |
5576 |
202,540.44 |
675.13 |
test table
Column header
|
Column 2
|
Column header 3
|
Column header 3
|
Column header 4
|
March 2019[1]
|
4514 |
5461 |
188,713.84 |
629.05 |
May 2019
|
3064 |
5635 |
195,750.72 |
652.50 |
April
|
3694 |
5576 |
202,540.44 |
675.13 |
test table
Column header
|
Column 2
|
Column header 3
|
Column header 3
|
Column header 4
|
March 2019[1]
|
4514 |
5461 |
188,713.84 |
629.05 |
May 2019
|
3064 |
5635 |
195,750.72 |
652.50 |
April
|
3694 |
5576 |
202,540.44 |
675.13 |
test table
Column header
|
Column 2
|
Column header 3
|
Column header 3
|
Column header 4
|
March 2019[1]
|
4514 |
5461 |
188,713.84 |
629.05 |
May 2019
|
3064 |
5635 |
195,750.72 |
652.50 |
April
|
3694 |
5576 |
202,540.44 |
675.13 |
Last Modified Date:
Wednesday, September 6, 2023