Summary of 1996/1997 Graduates with Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Veterinary Medicine Expertise with Estimated Availability by Degree Level for Employment as Agricultural Production Specialists in Years 1999/2000 and 2004/2005 1/
 Graduate Area
Of Expertise
¯ 
Baccalaureate Graduates
Masters' Graduates
Doctoral Graduates
Total Graduates
Actual
1996/
1997
Est.
1999/
2000
Est.
2004/
2005
Average
Annual
1996-2004
Actual
1996/
1997
Est.
1999/
2000
Est.
2004/
2005
Average
Annual
1996-2004
Actual
1996/
1997
Est.
1999/
2000
Est.
2004/
2005
Average
Annual
1996-2004
Actual
1996/
1997
Est.
1999/
2000
Est.
2004/
2005
Average
Annual
1996-2004
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Veterinary Medicine
Agricultural Economics, Business & Management
 445
453 
 470
 458
 12
 9
 9
 10
 --
 --
-- 
0 
 456
 462
 479
468 
Agricultural Engineering & Mechanization
 88
104 
 127
 107
 4
 4
 4
 4
 --
 --
-- 
0 
 92
 107
 131
111 
Agricultural Social Sciences & Communications
 9
10 
 11
 10
 5
 4
 4
 4
 --
 --
-- 
0 
 14
 14
 15
15 
Animal Sciences
 866
937 
 1153
 1010
 45
 45
 57
 51
 --
 --
-- 
0 
 911
 982
 1210
1061 
Food Sciences, Engineering 
& Human Nutrition
 --
-- 
 --
 0
 --
 --
 --
 0
 --
 --
-- 
0 
 0
 0
 0
0 
Forestry & Natural Resources
 608
706 
 641
 624
 52
 66
 86
 69
 --
 --
-- 
0 
 660
 772
 727
693 
Plant Sciences
 787
924 
 1215
 1001
 60
 62
 64
 62
 --
 --
-- 
0 
 847
 986
 1279
1063 
Soil Sciences
 22
29 
 45
 34
 3
 3
 3
 3
 --
 --
-- 
0 
 25
 32
 48
36 
Total
 2825
3162 
 3662
 3243
 181
 193
 226
 203
0 
0 
0 
0 
 3005
 3356
 3888
3447 
Allied Fields
Agricultural Economics, Business & Management
 522
 457
 361
 441
 51
 55
 60
 55
 --
 --
 --
 0
 573
 513
 421
497 
Agricultural Engineering 
& Mechanization
 130
 155
 188
 159
 11
 12
 13
 12
 --
 --
 --
 0
 141
 167
 201
171 
Agricultural Social Sciences 
& Communications
 35
 33
 35
 35
 17
 17
 16
 16
 --
--
 --
 0
 52
 50
 51
51 
Animal Sciences
 369
 454
 613
 491
 16
 22
 35
 25
 --
--
 --
 0
 385
 476
 648
516 
Food Sciences, Engineering 
& Human Nutrition
 --
 --
 --
 0
 --
 --
 --
 0
 --
--
 --
 0
 0
 0
 0
0 
Forestry & Natural Resources
 76
 92
 118
 97
 3
 4
 6
 4
 --
--
 --
 0
 79
 96
 123
101 
Plant Sciences
 317
 377
 478
 398
 13
 17
 21
 17
 --
--
 --
 0
 331
 393
 499
415 
Soil Sciences
 9
 11
 13
 11
 1
 1
 1
 1
 --
--
 --
0
 10
 12
 14
12 
Total
 1458
 1579
 1805
 1631
 112
 128
 152
 132
 0
0
 0
 0
 1570
 1707
 1957
1763 
TOTAL
 4282
 4741
 5467
 4875
 292
 321
 378
 335
 0
0
 0
 0
 4575
 5062
 5845
5210 
% of total from AG NR
 66
 67
 67
 67
 62
60
 60
 61
 0
0
 0
 0
 66
 66
 67
66 
% of total from AL FL
 34
 33
 33
 33
 38
 40
 40
 39
 0
0
 0
 0
 34
 34
 33
34 
-- Denotes that graduates seek other types of employment or likely require further education or extensive on-the-job training to succeed.
1/ Changes in graduates available annually for employment in the cluster were estimated and are based primarily on historical data from the Food and Agricultural Education Information System (FAEIS).

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.