Table 1. Average Annual Quantities Supplied and Demanded, College Graduates Qualified for Positions in the
Food and Agricultural Sciences-Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Veterinary Medicine, United States,
1980-85
Occupational cluster_____________________ |
Quantity |
Assoc. |
Quantity supplied by degree level |
Total | ||
B.S. |
M.S. |
Ph.D. and | ||||
...................... |
........ number ........ | |||||
Scientific and professional specialists ...... |
14,986 |
_ |
10,227 |
1,664 |
1,888 |
13,779 |
Manufacturing and processing scientists and |
5,544 |
44 |
3,377 |
806 |
348 |
4,575 |
Sales and services representatives and pur- |
15,319 |
1,378 |
10,991 |
922 |
143 |
13,434 |
Administrators, managers, and financial |
6,184 |
_ |
3,185 |
1,044 |
64 |
4,293 |
Educators ................................................. |
3,696 |
- |
3,231 |
1,358 |
748 |
5,337 |
Media specialists...................................... |
505 |
- |
149 |
267 |
6 |
692 |
Agricultural production and management |
6,245 |
1,384 |
4,497 |
357 |
_ |
6,238 |
Miscellaneous agricultural specialists ...... |
7,301 |
1,726 |
1,902 |
_ |
_ |
3,628 |
Total ........................................................ |
59,780 |
4,532 |
37,829 |
6,418 |
3,197 |
51,976 |
Source: Goecker.
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Figure 2. Relationship of the Supply of Recipients of Agriculture and Agriculturally-Related Degrees
to Employment Demand, by Occupational Cluster and Degree Level, 1976-1985."
•Average annual supply expressed as a percentage of average annual demand from 1976 through 1985. Because
projections are unavailable for Associate degrees, 1976-77 supply data were used in lieu of average annual estimates
for Associate degree recipients. Occupational clusters are: 1) scientific and professional specialists, 2) manufacturing
and processing scientists and engineers, 3) sales and service representatives and purchasing agents, 4) administrators,
managers, and financial advisors, 5) educators, 6) media specialists, 7) agricultural production and management
specialists, and 8) miscellaneous agricultural specialists.
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Supply/
Demand
Degree level