Field of degree: Agriculture
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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:
Monday, November 30, 2020