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Field of degree: Agriculture

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Agriculture field of degree. Employment: 610,070. Median annual wage: $50,000.

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Table 1. Agriculture degree, 2018
Data	Agriculture	All fields
Employment	610,070	55,381,020
Median wage	$50,000	$59,000
Percent employed part time	13	15
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	41	59
Percent with an advanced degree	29	37
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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Chart 1. Types of agriculture majors, 2018
Agriculture majors	Major share
Animal sciences	26%
Agriculture production and management	19
General agriculture	18
Plant science and agronomy	16
Food science	8
Other	12
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with an agriculture degree, by occupational group, 2018
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Management occupations	23%
Sales and related occupations	11
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	10
Educational instruction and library occupations	8
Business and financial operations occupations	8
Other	40
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with an agriculture degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile	Percent growth, projected 2019–29	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2018	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2018
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	21%	Doctoral or professional degree	2%	74%
Veterinarians	16	Doctoral or professional degree	4	100
Soil and plant scientists	7	Bachelor's degree	2	38
Elementary school teachers, except special education	4	Bachelor's degree	3	50
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	4	No formal educational credential	3	1
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1	High school diploma or equivalent	3	8
Retail salespersons	-1	No formal educational credential	2	4
Personal service managers, all other; entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling; and managers, all other	-2	Bachelor's degree	4	21
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers	-5	High school diploma or equivalent	2	5
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers	-6	High school diploma or equivalent	9	4
Note: Occupational profiles may comprise multiple SOC occupations, which may have differing education categories. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (projected growth, entry-level education) and U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (degree holders, advanced degrees).

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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

Suggested citation:

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Field of degree: Agriculture,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/field-of-degree/agriculture/agriculture-field-of-degree.htm (visited February 07, 2021).

Last Modified Date: Monday, November 30, 2020