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Field of degree: Agriculture

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Agriculture field of degree. Employment: 627,210. Median annual wage: $52,000.

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Table 1. Agriculture degree, 2019
Data	Agriculture	All fields
Employment	627,210	56,820,460
Median wage	52,000	60,000
Percent employed part time	13	15
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	42	60
Percent with an advanced degree	27	37
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 1. Types of agriculture majors, 2019.

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Chart 1. Types of agriculture majors, 2019
Agriculture majors	Major share
Animal Sciences	26%
Agriculture Production And Management	20
General Agriculture	19
Plant Science And Agronomy	16
Agricultural Economics	7
Other	12
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with an agriculture degree, by occupational group, 2019.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with an agriculture degree, by occupational group, 2019
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Management occupations	23%
Sales and related occupations	11
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	9
Educational instruction and library occupations	8
Business and financial operations occupations	8
Other	42
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with an agriculture degree.

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Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with an agriculture degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile	Percent growth, projected 2021–31	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2019	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2019
Veterinarians	19%	Doctoral or professional degree	3%	100%
Postsecondary teachers	12	Doctoral or professional degree	2	73
Soil and plant scientists	9	Bachelor's degree	2	35
Managers, all other	6	Bachelor's degree	5	20
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	4	High school diploma or equivalent	3	8
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	2	No formal educational credential	2	1
Retail salespersons	0	No formal educational credential	2	3
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers	-3	High school diploma or equivalent	9	4
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers	-5	High school diploma or equivalent	2	4
Chief executives	-7	Bachelor's degree	2	30
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).

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

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 March 16, 2023).

Last Modified Date: Thursday, September 8, 2022