Summary of 1996/1997 Graduates with Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Veterinary Medicine Expertise with Estimated Availability by Degree Level for Employment as Marketing, Merchandising and Sales Representatives 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
1853
1886
1960
1906
147
115
115
131
5
9
14
10
2005
2011
2089
2047
Agricultural Engineering & Mechanization
136
160
196
166
9
9
9
9
1
1
1
1
146
170
206
176
Agricultural Social Sciences & Communications
106
113
131
118
25
20
17
21
3
3
4
3
134
136
152
143
Animal Sciences
1539
1775
2185
1862
45
45
57
51
107
109
112
109
1691
1929
2354
2022
Food Sciences, Engineering 
& Human Nutrition
1052
1314
1951
1501
70
70
71
70
--
--
--
0
1121
1384
2022
1572
Forestry & Natural Resources
1216
1413
1281
1248
259
330
430
344
15
14
16
15
1489
1757
1727
1608
Plant Sciences
1196
1404
1846
1521
60
62
64
62
24
27
28
26
1280
1493
1938
1609
Soil Sciences
68
93
143
106
5
5
5
5
--
--
--
0
73
98
148
111
Total
7165
8158
9694
8429
619
657
767
693
154
164
175
165
7939
8978
10636
9287
Allied Fields
Agricultural Economics, Business & Management
2174
1906
1503
 1839
 643
 699
 759
 701
 2
 2
 2
 2
 2820
 2607
 2265
2542 
Agricultural Engineering 
& Mechanization
 201
 239
 291
 246
 25
 28
 29
 27
 1
 1
 2
 2
 227
 268
 322
275 
Agricultural Social Sciences 
& Communications
 402
 385
 402
 402
 77
 78
 73
 75
 3
 3
 4
 3
 483
 466
 478
481 
Animal Sciences
 699
 860
 1162
 930
 16
 22
 35
 25
 12
 13
 14
 13
 727
 895
 1210
969 
Food Sciences, Engineering 
& Human Nutrition
 159
 186
 235
 197
 7
 9
 14
 10
 --
 --
 --
 0
 166
 195
 249
207 
Forestry & Natural Resources
 151
 184
 235
 193
 16
 20
 29
 22
 2
 3
 5
 4
 169
 207
 269
219 
Plant Sciences
 482
 573
 726
 604
 13
 17
 21
 17
 11
 12
 13
 12
 507
 601
 760
634 
Soil Sciences
 28
 33
 40
 34
 2
 2
 2
 2
 --
 --
 --
 0
 30
 36
 42
36 
Total
 4298
 4366
 4594
 4446
 799
 875
 963
 881
 33
 35
 40
 36
 5130
 5275
 5596
5363 
TOTAL
 11463
 12524
 14288
 12875
 1418
 1531
 1730
 1574
 187
 199
 215
 201
 13068
 14254
 16232
14650 
% of total from AG NR
 63
 65
 68
 65
 44
 43
 44
 44
 83
 83
 81
 82
 61
 63
 66
63 
% of total from AL FL
 37
 35
 32
 35
 56
 57
 56
 56
 17
 17
 19
 18
 39
 37
 34
37 
-- 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.