Summary of 1996/1997 Graduates with Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Veterinary Medicine Expertise with Estimated Availability by Degree Level for Employment as Scientists, Engineers and Related 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
87
76
60
74
118
129
140
129
14
14
15
14
219
219
215
217
Agricultural Engineering 
& Mechanization
555
661
804
680
193
213
224
208
12
14
20
16
760
888
1048
904
Agricultural Social Sciences 
& Communications
--
--
--
0
--
--
--
0
6
6
7
6
6
6
7
6
Animal Sciences
253
311
419
336
112
156
250
181
209
214
231
220
573
681
901
737
Food Sciences, Engineering 
& Human Nutrition
197
231
291
244
42
56
87
65
43
43
43
43
282
330
422
352
Forestry & Natural Resources
782
949
1215
998
45
59
84
65
23
29
48
36
851
1037
1347
1099
Plant Sciences
241
286
363
302
95
118
151
123
65
67
72
69
402
471
587
494
Soil Sciences
14
17
20
17
14
15
17
15
13
15
18
15
41
47
54
48
Total
2129
2531
3172
2651
620
746
954
787
385
403
454
419
3134
3680
4580
3857
TOTAL
11353
13367
14616
12984
2692
3037
3638
3165
2598
2703
2860
2729
16644
19107
21113
18878
% of total from AG NR
81
81
78
80
77
75
74
75
85
85
84
85
81
81
78
80
% of total from AL FL
19
19
22
20
23
25
26
25
15
15
16
15
19
19
22
20
-- 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.