Summary of 1996/1997 Graduates with Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Veterinary Medicine Expertise with Estimated Availability by Degree Level for Employment as Social Services 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
222
 226
 235
 229
 27
 21
 21
 24
 --
--
-- 
 0
 249
 248
 256
253
Agricultural Engineering & Mechanization
 40
 47
 58
 49
 --
 --
 --
 0
 --
 --
-- 
 0
 40
 47
 58
 49
Agricultural Social Sciences & Communications
 106
 113
 131
 118
 37
 31
 25
 31
 11
 14
19 
 15
 155
 157
 175
 165
Animal Sciences
 256
 296
 364
 310
 --
 --
 --
 3
 --
 --
-- 
 0
 256
 296
 364
 310
Food Sciences, Engineering 
& Human Nutrition
 1346
 1681
 2498
 1922
 217
 219
 222
 220
 26
 28
30 
 28
 1589
 1928
 2750
 2170
Forestry & Natural Resources
 1216
 1413
 1281
 1248
 259
 330
 430
 344
 --
 --
-- 
 0
 1474
 1743
 1711
 1593
Plant Sciences
 189
 222
 292
 240
 --
 --
 --
 0
 --
 --
-- 
 0
 189
 222
 292
 240
Soil Sciences
 34
 47
 72
 53
 2
 2
 2
 2
 --
 --
-- 
 0
 36
 49
 74
 55
Total
 3410
 4044
 4930
 4170
 543
 603
 700
 621
 38
 41
50 
 44
 3990
 4689
 5680
 4835
Allied Fields
Agricultural Economics, Business & Management
 261
 229
 180
 221
 118
 129
 140
 129
 --
 --
 --
 0
 379
 358
 320
350 
Agricultural Engineering 
& Mechanization
 59
 70
 86
 72
 --
 --
 --
 0
 --
 --
 --
 0
 59
 70
 86
72 
Agricultural Social Sciences 
& Communications
 402
 385
 402
 402
 116
 117
 109
 113
 15
15
 16
 16
 534
 517
 527
531 
Animal Sciences
 117
 143
 194
 155
 --
 --
 --
 0
 --
--
 --
 0
 117
 143
 194
155 
Food Sciences, Engineering 
& Human Nutrition
 204
 238
 301
 252
 21
 28
 44
 32
 15
15
 15
 15
 239
 281
 359
299 
Forestry & Natural Resources
 151
 184
 235
 193
 16
 20
 29
 22
 --
--
 --
 0
 167
 204
 264
215 
Plant Sciences
 76
 90
 115
 95
 --
 --
 --
 0
 --
--
 --
 0
 76
 90
 115
95 
Soil Sciences
 14
 17
 20
 17
 1
 1
 1
 1
 --
--
 --
0
 15
 18
 21
18 
Total
 1284
 1356
1532
 1408
 272
 295
 323
 297
 30
30
 31
 30
 1586
 1681
 1885
1736 
TOTAL
 4694
 5401
 6462
 5578
 815
 898
 1023
 919
 67
71
 80
 74
 5576
 6370
 7565
6570 
% of total from AG NR
 73
 75
 76
 75
 67
67
 68
 68
 55
58
 61
 59
 72
 74
 75
74 
% of total from AL FL
 27
 25
 24
 25
 33
 33
 32
 32
 45
42
 39
 41
 28
 26
 25
26 
-- 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.