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Field of degree: Agriculture

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Agriculture field of degree. Employment: 689,520. Median annual wage: $60,000.

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Table 1. Agriculture degree, 2023
Data	Agriculture	All fields
Employment	689,520	63,725,710
Median wage	60,000	70,000
Percent employed part time	13	15
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	44	62
Percent with an advanced degree	28	38
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 1. Types of agriculture majors, 2023.

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Chart 1. Types of agriculture, 2023
Agriculture majors	Major share
Animal Sciences	28%
Agriculture Production And Management	19
General Agriculture	19
Plant Science And Agronomy	15
Food Science	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, 2023.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with an agriculture degree, by occupational group, 2023
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Management occupations	23%
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	10
Sales and related occupations	9
Business and financial operations occupations	8
Educational instruction and library occupations	8
Other	41
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
Occupation	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2023	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2023	Percent growth, projected 2024–34	Typical entry-level education
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers	9%	5%	-1%	High school diploma or equivalent
Managers, all other	4	21	4	Bachelor's degree
Veterinarians	4	100	10	Doctoral or professional degree
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	3	1	-3	No formal educational credential
Soil and plant scientists	2	34	5	Bachelor's degree
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	2	9	0	High school diploma or equivalent
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	2	74	17	Doctoral or professional degree
Elementary school teachers, except special education	2	49	-2	Bachelor's degree
Chief executives	2	32	4	Bachelor's degree
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers	2	6	-5	High school diploma or equivalent
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 August 28, 2025).

Last Modified Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025