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Agricultural and Food Scientists
A description of the the work done by "Agricultural and Food Scientists" can be found
in the occupational
outlook handbook. On this page we examine the most common methods
of getting into this job category. We have examined all of the people
in our data set who were "Agricultural and Food Scientists" and have identified the
most common major fields of study. Jobs categories vary considerably
in their degree requirements, so we have provided separate rankings for
each degree.
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Bachelors Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$36,473 $39,000 26 16.15 12628.46 Plant sciences
$33,669 $32,000 21 13.04 11899.78 Biology, general
$40,003 $38,200 19 11.80 13122.97 Food sciences and technology
$39,874 $38,107 17 10.56 16681.04 OTHER agricultural sciences
$30,286 $29,520 12 7.45 9779.22 Animal sciences
$41,624 $43,518 10 6.21 9203.77 OTHER agricultural business and production
$33,230 $29,120 9 5.59 9876.44 OTHER conservation/renewable natural resources
$38,970 $29,832 7 4.35 14195.81 Microbiology
$32,926 $28,000 5 3.11 6192.21 OTHER biological sciences
$58,000 $57,500 4 2.48 22901.96 Chemistry
$31,960 $17,680 3 1.86 11981.90 Business administration and management
$30,900 $22,700 3 1.86 7091.31 Agricultural Economics
$35,500 $35,500 2 1.24 6500.00 Nutritional sciences
$37,600 $37,600 2 1.24 2400.00 Business/Managerial economics
$101,000 $101,000 2 1.24 49000.00 Education: OTHER education
$43,714 $43,714 2 1.24 6286.00 Engineering: Agricultural
$30,000 $30,000 1 .62 0.00 Engineering: Chemical
$18,000 $18,000 1 .62 0.00 OTHER social sciences
$52,000 $52,000 1 .62 0.00 Political science and government
$35,000 $35,000 1 .62 0.00 History of science
$22,000 $22,000 1 .62 0.00 Earth sciences
$24,000 $24,000 1 .62 0.00 Architecture/Environmental Design
$36,000 $36,000 1 .62 0.00 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$35,600 $35,600 1 .62 0.00 Home Economics
$10,400 $10,400 1 .62 0.00 Engineering: Mechanical
$20,016 $20,016 1 .62 0.00 Genetics, animal and plant
$26,780 $26,780 1 .62 0.00 Education: Physical education/coaching
$30,160 $30,160 1 .62 0.00 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$35,280 $35,280 1 .62 0.00 Biochemistry
$50,000 $50,000 1 .62 0.00 Computer programming
$28,140 $28,140 1 .62 0.00 OTHER business management/administrative services
$35,280 $35,280 1 .62 0.00 Biochemistry and biophysics
$26,000 $26,000 1 .62 0.00 Botany
$37,000 $37,000 1 .62 0.00 Zoology, general
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Masters Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$47,117 $41,000 13 15.12 14831.88 Food sciences and technology
$38,367 $33,500 13 15.12 14256.75 Plant sciences
$36,108 $31,172 10 11.63 15090.45 OTHER agricultural sciences
$48,658 $36,000 5 5.81 16631.44 Animal sciences
$37,327 $29,796 5 5.81 15527.22 Biology, general
$45,308 $50,500 4 4.65 13289.46 Zoology, general
$39,196 $26,700 4 4.65 25820.23 Microbiology
$33,760 $27,000 4 4.65 21925.62 Education: OTHER education
$33,521 $33,250 4 4.65 6444.05 OTHER conservation/renewable natural resources
$73,701 $34,996 3 3.49 53953.21 Agricultural Economics
$42,250 $35,000 3 3.49 6024.26 Botany
$48,950 $48,950 2 2.33 10050.00 Engineering: Agricultural
$48,000 $48,000 2 2.33 4000.00 OTHER agricultural business and production
$37,840 $37,840 2 2.33 5840.00 Environmental science studies
$76,388 $76,388 1 1.16 0.00 Business marketing/marketing management
$75,000 $75,000 1 1.16 0.00 OTHER business management/administrative services
$55,276 $55,276 1 1.16 0.00 Home Economics
$50,000 $50,000 1 1.16 0.00 Education: Science teacher education
$48,500 $48,500 1 1.16 0.00 Forestry sciences (Except management)
$42,605 $42,605 1 1.16 0.00 Engineering: Chemical
$36,000 $36,000 1 1.16 0.00 OTHER biological sciences
$36,000 $36,000 1 1.16 0.00 Economics
$32,265 $32,265 1 1.16 0.00 Geology
$31,000 $31,000 1 1.16 0.00 Cell and molecular biology
$26,000 $26,000 1 1.16 0.00 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$24,000 $24,000 1 1.16 0.00 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Ph.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$55,414 $51,207 26 33.77 27399.67 Plant sciences
$60,601 $61,350 10 12.99 17138.85 Food sciences and technology
$58,299 $52,992 9 11.69 15630.56 Animal sciences
$58,550 $60,000 8 10.39 17321.41 OTHER agricultural sciences
$52,067 $56,500 6 7.79 21524.15 Botany
$70,750 $71,500 4 5.19 14201.67 Biochemistry and biophysics
$70,750 $71,500 4 5.19 14201.67 Biochemistry
$53,692 $45,684 4 5.19 18383.63 Genetics, animal and plant
$77,133 $40,000 3 3.90 28736.19 Microbiology
$56,702 $56,702 2 2.60 3701.50 OTHER biological sciences
$40,664 $40,664 2 2.60 3663.50 Ecology
$73,619 $73,619 1 1.30 0.00 Pharmacy
$60,000 $60,000 1 1.30 0.00 Zoology, general
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$58,500 $58,500 2 100.00 6500.00 Food sciences and technology
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu