Agricultural & food science technicians

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Total Workforce

37.9k

Average Age

41.1

Average Salary

$45,286

Average Male Salary

$47,460

Average Female Salary

$41,677

About

Agricultural & food science technicians are most often employed by the Farming industry. The average yearly wage for Agricultural & food science technicians was $45,286 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Agricultural & food science technicians by wage are Glaziers, Miscellaneous community & social service specialists, including health educators & community health workers, and Firstline supervisors of housekeeping & janitorial workers.

Agricultural & food science technicians are part of the Life, physical, & social science occupations, along with Agricultural & food scientists, Biological scientists, Conservation scientists & foresters, Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other, Astronomers & physicists, and 17 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Agricultural & food science technicians are . The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Agricultural & food science technicians are .

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Agricultural & food science technicians and on wages and locations for those in the field. Farming is the industry that employs the most Agricultural & food science technicians, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Agricultural & food science technicians, by average wage, is Agricultural chemical manufacturing. Agricultural & food science technicians are paid most in Northeast Nebraska PUMA, NE but are relatively concentrated in false.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$45,286

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,236

In 2017, Agricultural & food science technicians earned an average of $45,286, $8,602 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Firstline supervisors of housekeeping & janitorial workers make somewhat more than Agricultural & food science technicians while Glaziers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Agricultural & food science technicians as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.3

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Agricultural & food science technicians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.3, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Agricultural & food science technicians (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Agricultural & food science technicians.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Agricultural & food science technicians

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Agricultural & food science technicians.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Agricultural & food science technicians, by number of employees, are Farming, Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing, and Dairy product manufacturing.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Agricultural & food science technicians, by average wage, are Agricultural chemical manufacturing, Seafood & other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c. , and Fruit & vegetable preserving & specialty food manufacturing.

Industries by Share

37.9k

2017 Workforce

± 4,781

11.8%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 16.4%

The number of people employed as Agricultural & food science technicians has been growing at a rate of 11.8%, from 33,921 people in 2016 to 37,924 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Agricultural & food science technicians employed by various industries. Farming employs the largest share of Agricultural & food science technicians at 13.9%, followed by Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing with 12.3% and Dairy product manufacturing with 7.07%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Agricultural & food science technicians in the US. The average age of male Agricultural & food science technicians in the workforce is 41.2 and of female Agricultural & food science technicians is 41, and the most common race/ethnicity for Agricultural & food science technicians is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

23.7k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,777

14.3k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,931

62.4% of Agricultural & food science technicians are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Agricultural & food science technicians.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Agricultural & food science technicians

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

67.2% of Agricultural & food science technicians are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 9.84% of Agricultural & food science technicians, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Agricultural & food science technicians.

Age by Gender

41.2

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.36

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 2.89

The median age of Agricultural & food science technicians is 41.1, and Male employees are generally 0.198 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Agricultural & food science technicians from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Agricultural & food science technicians is Biology but a relatively high number of Agricultural & food science technicians hold a major in Agriculture.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Agricultural & food science technicians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Agricultural & food science technicians need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Agricultural & food science technicians need more than the average amount of Science, Operation and Control, and Troubleshooting.