Other Agriculture, Operations, & Related Sciences&
Awarded in 2016
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The locations with the highest concentration of Other Agriculture, Operations, & Related Sciences graduates are Murray, KY, Columbus, OH and Tifton, GA. The locations with a relatively high number of Other Agriculture, Operations, & Related Sciences graduates are Tifton, GA, Murray, KY and Tonkawa, OK. The most common degree awarded to students studying Other Agriculture, Operations, & Related Sciences is a Bachelor's Degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Other Agriculture, Operations, & Related Sciences and the types of students that study this field. Murray State University awards the most degrees in graphic design in the US, but Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's and Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Agriculture, Operations, & Related Sciences. Tuition costs for Other Agriculture, Operations, & Related Sciences majors are, on average, $8,130 for in-state public colleges, and $26,187 for out of state private colleges. The largest share of institutions with Other Agriculture, Operations, & Related Sciences programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Agriculture graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field. Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges is the industry that employs the most Agriculture majors both by share and by number, though the highest paying industry for Agriculture majors, by average wage, is Wired telecommunications carriers.
Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Agriculture in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Agriculture is 44, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelor's degree. Male employees are more likey to hold Agriculture degrees, and White students earn the majority (383) of the degrees.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Other Agriculture, Operations, & Related Sciences field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Other Agriculture, Operations, & Related Sciences majors need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Other Agriculture, Operations, & Related Sciences majors need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Other Agriculture, Operations, & Related Sciences majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Operation and Control is very distinctive for majors, but the Speaking, Reading Comprehension, and Critical Thinking are the three most important skills for people in the field.