Summary of 1996-2006 Employment Opportunities for Communication and Education Specialists

Summary of 1996-2006 Employment Opportunities for Communication and Education 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
Teachers
College & university faculty	864,000	1,026,000	2	17,280	20,520	324	824	41,200	412,000
Postsecondary teachers, agriculture *	1,950	1,950	100	1,950	1,950	0	61	61 2/	608
High school teachers, agricultural education **	9,981	9,981	100	9,981	9,981	0	697	697	6,970
Other Communication & Information Personnel
Computer programmers	568,000	697,000	2	11,360	13,940	258	612	30,600	306,000
Systems analysts	506,000	1,025,000	5	25,300	51,250	2,595	2,770	55,400	554,000
Cooperative Extension Services Personnel***	16,661	16,920	67	11,163	11,336	17	348	520 3/	5,198
Public relations specialtists & publicity writers	110,000	140,000	4	4,400	5,600	120	276	6,900	69,000
Radio & TV announcers & newscasters	52,000	52,000	1	520	520	0	21	2,100	21,000
Writers & editors, including technical writers	286,000	347,000	4	11,440	13,880	244	496	12,400	124,000
Other Occupations
Education administrators	386,000	430,000	2	7,720	8,600	88	292	14,600	146,000
TOTAL	2,800,592	3,745,851		101,114	137,577	3,646	6,397

1/ Source: Monthly Labor Review, November, 1997.
2/ Source: "A National Study of the Supply and Demand for Teachers of Agricultural Education in 1995" by William G. Camp, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, with contributions by former Virginia Tech agricultural eduation students Rebecca Case, Anne Dean, and Cindy Fannon.
3/ Source: Ms. Bonnie Beavers, Extension Service, USDA.

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.