Agricultural and Food Science Technicians

This post summarizes key statistics on Agricultural and Food Science Technicians using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 20,599
25 48,617
30 52,167
35 56,646
40 54,975
45 61,795
50 54,020
55 64,824
60 61,083
65 56,563


Hours Worked Share
0-20 4.60
20-39 6.40
39-41 56.60
41-50 23.70
50-60 6.10
More than 60 2.50

Income Over Career


This chart provides the median income by age for Agricultural and Food Science Technicians.

Ten Most Common Industries


Share Income Industry
17.50 49,697 Agricultural production, crops
11.10 62,373 Drugs
8.40 51,859 Dairy products
8.30 51,310 Administration of economic programs
5.00 54,020 Meat products
4.50 44,183 Agricultural production, livestock
4.20 45,376 Landscape and horticultural services
4.00 64,748 Misc. food preparations and kindred products
3.30 59,421 Beverage industries
3.00 40,826 Research, development, and testing services

This table highlights the top industries people working as Agricultural and Food Science Technicians work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution


This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Agricultural and Food Science Technicians. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors


This table highlights the top majors people working as Agricultural and Food Science Technicians received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution


This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Agricultural and Food Science Technicians. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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