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Farmers, Forresters and Fishermen

A description of the the work done by "Farmers, Forresters and Fishermen" 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 "Farmers, Forresters and Fishermen" 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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  $39,441      $30,420        24          7.72     32493.17      OTHER agricultural business and production
  $38,967      $32,000        23          7.40     17499.35      Plant sciences
  $38,779      $37,320        22          7.07     16135.24      Forestry sciences (Except management)
  $25,785      $26,240        22          7.07      9029.65      Animal sciences
  $36,014      $26,800        20          6.43     29133.88      Agricultural Economics
  $44,430      $36,000        20          6.43     33075.81      OTHER agricultural sciences
  $36,372      $30,000        19          6.11     17298.68      Business administration and management
  $37,954      $33,800        17          5.47     13807.02      OTHER conservation/renewable natural resources
  $33,588      $30,000         9          2.89     11439.99      Biology, general
  $43,555      $36,720         8          2.57     31506.29      Education:  Elementary teacher education
  $55,086      $34,000         7          2.25     42684.07      Accounting
  $31,199      $23,700         6          1.93     16561.24      History, other
  $30,783      $28,850         6          1.93      9300.61      Business, general
  $31,520      $24,000         5          1.61     13289.15      Mathematics, general
  $28,960      $20,800         5          1.61      8936.58      Business/Managerial economics
  $40,640      $20,800         5          1.61     34518.26      Business marketing/marketing management
  $41,800      $30,000         5          1.61     28017.14      Education:  OTHER education
  $27,000      $23,500         4          1.29     12864.68      English Language and Literature/Letters
  $39,635      $42,000         4          1.29     14594.51      Engineering: Mechanical
  $29,000      $30,000         4          1.29      1732.05      Political science and government
  $28,000      $25,500         4          1.29      4636.81      Mechanical engineering-related technologies
  $27,200      $29,400         4          1.29      5433.23      Engineering: Agricultural
  $35,000      $33,000         4          1.29      9643.65      OTHER business management/administrative services
  $34,333      $10,000         3           .96     17441.97      Education:  Physical education/coaching
  $34,573      $18,720         3           .96     21521.25      Fine arts, all fields
  $34,845      $15,600         3           .96     14933.59      Economics
  $27,200       $9,600         3           .96     13374.60      Financial management
  $16,008      $11,000         3           .96      5711.29      OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
  $36,400      $19,200         3           .96     12829.13      Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
  $25,867      $15,600         3           .96      8328.80      Sociology
  $26,667      $20,000         3           .96      4714.05      Engineering: Industrial production technologies
  $27,100      $27,100         2           .64      8900.00      Ecology
  $37,451      $37,451         2           .64      5148.80      Anthropology and archeology
  $40,000      $40,000         2           .64     10000.00      Liberal Arts/General Studies
  $30,400      $30,400         2           .64      9600.00      Home Economics
  $28,650      $28,650         2           .64     13650.00      Chemistry
  $34,005      $34,005         2           .64       995.20      Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
  $77,000      $77,000         2           .64     48000.00      Earth sciences
  $19,700      $19,700         2           .64      9300.00      Engineering: Civil
  $75,000      $75,000         2           .64      5000.00      Geology
  $21,000      $21,000         2           .64      9000.00      Marketing research
  $48,000      $48,000         2           .64      4000.00      Criminal Justice/Protective Services
  $30,000      $30,000         1           .32         0.00      Social Work
  $18,000      $18,000         1           .32         0.00      Psychology:  General
  $30,000      $30,000         1           .32         0.00      Architecture/Environmental Design
  $60,000      $60,000         1           .32         0.00      Food sciences and technology
  $26,000      $26,000         1           .32         0.00      OTHER social sciences
  $18,980      $18,980         1           .32         0.00      Dramatic arts
  $36,400      $36,400         1           .32         0.00      Music, all fields
  $24,000      $24,000         1           .32         0.00      Environmental science studies
  $18,000      $18,000         1           .32         0.00      Physics
  $24,000      $24,000         1           .32         0.00      Geological sciences, other
  $46,000      $46,000         1           .32         0.00      Biochemistry
  $30,000      $30,000         1           .32         0.00      OTHER foreign languages and literature
  $46,000      $46,000         1           .32         0.00      Biochemistry and biophysics
  $36,000      $36,000         1           .32         0.00      OTHER engineering-related technologies
  $17,160      $17,160         1           .32         0.00      OTHER biological sciences
  $17,680      $17,680         1           .32         0.00      Engineering: Industrial
  $65,000      $65,000         1           .32         0.00      Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
  $12,480      $12,480         1           .32         0.00      Education:  Secondary teacher education
  $30,000      $30,000         1           .32         0.00      Education:  Mathematics teacher education














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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  $47,440      $36,000         5         11.11     17416.50      Education:  OTHER education
  $40,180      $25,000         5         11.11     17586.40      Forestry sciences (Except management)
  $51,973      $30,000         3          6.67     20943.74      OTHER conservation/renewable natural resources
  $32,473      $25,000         3          6.67      6123.84      Business administration and management
  $94,500      $94,500         2          4.44      9500.00      OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
  $70,904      $70,904         2          4.44     29096.00      Education:  Administration
  $42,120      $42,120         2          4.44     20280.00      Education:  Science teacher education
  $35,650      $35,650         2          4.44      9850.00      Plant sciences
  $18,500      $18,500         2          4.44      5500.00      OTHER agricultural business and production
  $90,000      $90,000         1          2.22         0.00      Physics
  $72,000      $72,000         1          2.22         0.00      Geology
  $60,000      $60,000         1          2.22         0.00      Earth sciences
  $43,000      $43,000         1          2.22         0.00      Animal sciences
  $42,000      $42,000         1          2.22         0.00      Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
  $40,000      $40,000         1          2.22         0.00      OTHER psychology
  $36,000      $36,000         1          2.22         0.00      Agricultural Economics
  $36,000      $36,000         1          2.22         0.00      Business/Managerial economics
  $35,000      $35,000         1          2.22         0.00      Statistics
  $33,000      $33,000         1          2.22         0.00      Criminology
  $28,000      $28,000         1          2.22         0.00      Engineering: Agricultural
  $24,000      $24,000         1          2.22         0.00      Education:  Secondary teacher education
  $24,000      $24,000         1          2.22         0.00      Psychology:  Counseling
  $21,700      $21,700         1          2.22         0.00      Engineering: Mechanical
  $20,842      $20,842         1          2.22         0.00      OTHER agricultural sciences
  $20,800      $20,800         1          2.22         0.00      Business, general
  $18,000      $18,000         1          2.22         0.00      Marketing research
  $15,000      $15,000         1          2.22         0.00      Financial management
  $10,400      $10,400         1          2.22         0.00      Accounting














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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 $150,000     $150,000         1         14.29         0.00      OTHER agricultural sciences
  $95,200      $95,200         1         14.29         0.00      Biochemistry
  $95,200      $95,200         1         14.29         0.00      Biochemistry and biophysics
  $66,000      $66,000         1         14.29         0.00      Forestry sciences (Except management)
  $43,680      $43,680         1         14.29         0.00      Genetics, animal and plant
  $30,000      $30,000         1         14.29         0.00      Engineering: Mechanical
  $20,000      $20,000         1         14.29         0.00      Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
  $15,000      $15,000         1         14.29         0.00      Accounting














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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  $11,700      $11,700         2        100.00      1300.00      Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)

Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu