Summary of 1996/1997 Graduates with Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Veterinary Medicine Expertise with Estimated Availability by Degree Level for Employment as Managers and Financial 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
889
905
941
915
147
115
115
131
5
9
14
10
1041
1030
1070
1056
Agricultural Engineering & Mechanization
88
104
127
108
9
9
9
9
1
1
1
1
98
113
136
117
Agricultural Social Sciences & Communications
28
29
34
31
12
10
8
10
3
3
4
3
43
43
47
45
Animal Sciences
556
641
789
672
45
45
57
51
--
--
--
0
601
686
846
723
Food Sciences, Engineering 
& Human Nutrition
252
315
468
360
70
70
71
70
--
--
--
0
322
385
539
431
Forestry & Natural Resources
203
235
214
208
138
176
229
184
15
14
16
15
355
426
459
407
Plant Sciences
189
222
292
240
60
62
64
62
24
27
28
26
273
311
383
328
Soil Sciences
11
15
23
17
--
--
--
0
3
3
3
3
14
17
25
19
Total
2215
2467
2887
2551
481
488
553
517
50
57
66
58
2746
3011
3505
3126
Allied Fields
Agricultural Economics, Business & Management
1044
915
722
883
643
699
759
701
2
2
2
2
1689
1616
1484
1586
Agricultural Engineering 
& Mechanization
130
155
188
159
25
28
29
27
1
1
1
1
156
183
219
187
Agricultural Social Sciences 
& Communications
105
100
105
105
39
39
36
38
3
3
4
3
147
143
145
146
Animal Sciences
253
311
419
336
16
22
35
25
--
--
--
0
268
333
455
361
Food Sciences, Engineering 
& Human Nutrition
38
45
56
47
7
9
14
10
--
--
--
0
45
54
70
58
Forestry & Natural Resources
25
31
39
32
8
11
15
12
2
3
5
4
36
44
60
48
Plant Sciences
76
90
115
95
13
17
21
17
11
12
13
12
101
119
149
125
Soil Sciences
4
5
6
5
--
--
--
0
2
2
2
2
6
7
9
7
Total
1675
1651
1651
1663
751
824
911
831
22
23
27
25
2448
2499
2589
2519
TOTAL
3891
4118
4537
4214
1232
1312
1464
1348
72
80
93
82
5195
5510
6094
5644
% of total from AG NR
57
60
64
610
39
37
38
38
71
71
71
71
53
55
58
55
% of total from AL FL
43
40
36
39
61
63
62
62
29
29
29
29
47
45
42
45
-- 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.