This page contains key outcome data for the Agriculture Production and Management Major, estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard click here.
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Overall Major Information
- Field: STEM
- Average Income: $54,000 (Rank: 63 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $34,000
- Unemployment Rate: 1.90% (Rank: 8 of 171)
- Percent Female: 29.7%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 12.2%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 2.5%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 1.6%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 86 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): 2.73 (Rank: 88 of 118)
Careers Information
This list provides the 25 most common careers (occupations) among people in this major, and how much they earn within each occupation.
- Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers: 9.78% (Average Income: $46,000)
- Agricultural workers, : 5.49% (Average Income: $34,000)
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing: 4.74% (Average Income: $77,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 4.67% (Average Income: $59,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 3.53% (Average Income: $52,000)
- Grounds Maintenance Workers: 3.25% (Average Income: $42,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 3.22% (Average Income: $60,000)
- Credit Counselors and Loan Officers: 2.17% (Average Income: $64,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 2.10% (Average Income: $46,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers: 2.09% (Average Income: $67,000)
- Financial Managers: 1.77% (Average Income: $62,000)
- Sales Representatives, Services, All Other: 1.62% (Average Income: $71,000)
- General and Operations Managers: 1.54% (Average Income: $70,000)
- Managers in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations: 1.48% (Average Income: $59,000)
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 1.42% (Average Income: $41,000)
- Accountants and Auditors: 1.37% (Average Income: $60,000)
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 1.33%
- Agricultural and Food Scientists: 1.20% (Average Income: $59,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 1.17% (Average Income: $38,000)
- Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers: 1.15% (Average Income: $49,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: 1.08% (Average Income: $108,000)
- Constructions Managers: 0.91% (Average Income: $66,000)
- Insurance Sales Agents: 0.85% (Average Income: $54,000)
- Construction Laborers: 0.80% (Average Income: $40,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers: 0.80% (Average Income: $55,000)
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