Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) - Agricultural Production Operations
Agricultural Production Operations
A program that focuses on the general planning, economics, and use of facilities, natural resources, equipment, labor, and capital to produce plant and animal products, and that may prepare individuals for work in farming, ranching, and agribusiness. Get more details and student breakdown below, including other Virginia schools that offer an agricultural production operations degree. Students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University who have completed this program in 2010-2011 have received the following degrees:
- Associate
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Breakdown of Students That Completed the Agricultural Production Operations Program
The table below lists the number of students that have completed the agricultural production operations program at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Overall
| Total | |
|---|---|
All Students | 43 |
By Gender
| Total | |
|---|---|
Male | 36 |
Female | 7 |
By Race
| Total | |
|---|---|
American Indian | - |
Black | - |
Asian | - |
Hispanic | - |
White | 30 |
Unknown | 13 |
Career Options For Graduates
Students who have completed this program, have entered into some of these more popular career paths listed below. The information covers overall job description, estimated salary and wages, along with job projections by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Crop and Livestock Managers
Aquacultural Managers
Farmers and Ranchers
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Job Description
Teach courses in the agricultural sciences. Includes teachers of agronomy, dairy sciences, fisheries management, horticultural sciences, poultry sciences, range management, and agricultural soil conservation. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary in our career profile section.
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers
Job Description
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of agricultural crop or horticultural workers. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of first-line supervisors of agricultural crop and horticultural workers in our career profile section.
Salary and Wages
- Total Employment: 80
- Average Annual Salary: $36,950
- Average Hourly Rate: $17.77
- Number of Employed Per 1,000 Jobs in The Area: 21
- Percentage of the Share of Total Employment Compared to the National Share: 850%
Projections
- Total Employment (2010): 47,000
- Total Employment Projected (2020): 46,300
- Percent Job Growth: -1.5%
- Percent of Nursery Workers That Are Self-Employed: (2010): 16%
Nursery Workers
Job Description
Work in nursery facilities or at customer location planting, cultivating, harvesting, and transplanting trees, shrubs, or plants. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of nursery workers in our career profile section.
