Summary of 1996-2006 Employment Opportunities for Agricultural Production Specialists

Summary of 1996-2006 Employment Opportunities for Agricultural Production Specialists 1/

Occupation	Total U.S. Occupational Employment		Employment with Expertise in Agriculture, Natural Resources, Veterinary Medicine, and Allied Fields			Average annual growth total openings	Average annual AG NR total openings	Average annual total openings	Total openings due to growth and net replacements 1996/2006
	Actual 1996	Estimated 2006	Percent	Number
	Actual 1996	Estimated 2006	Percent	1996	2006
Farm managers	184,000	178,000	25	46,000	44,500	-150	975	3,900	39,000
Farmers	1,109,000	997,000	25	277,250	249,250	-2,800	2,600 2/	20,800	208,000
Supervisors (Farm, Forestry, & Agricultural related occupations)	88,000	92,000	10	8,800	9,200	40	210	2,100	21,000
All other agricultural, forestry, fishing, and related workers	275,000	293,000	5	13,750	14,650	90	450	9,000	90,000
TOTAL	1,656,000	1,560,000		345,800	317,600	-2,820	4,235

1/ Source: Monthly Labor Review, November, 1997.
2/ Source: This number was reduced by the project's Panel of Experts to account for differences with Bureau of Labor Statistics definitions of retirees and farmer in this occupation.

Source: "TECHNICAL ADDENDUM, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES IN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES--Agriculture, Natural Resources and Veterinary Sciences, 2000-2005" Goecker, Gilmore, and Whatley.