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Scientific and Engineering OccupationsYou can expect about 13,000 annual openings for new graduates, while about 12,700 qualified individuals will enter the job market each year — leaving a slight shortfall. Scientists, engineers, veterinarians, and technical specialists likely will account for about 25 percent of all projected jobs for college graduates in the food, agricultural, and natural resources system.You'll find most opportunities for graduates with skills in:
Expect relatively fewer opportunities for agricultural machinery engineers, wildlife scientists, and veterinarians in general practices. Also, you’ll likely find limited openings for soil scientists, agricultural meteorologists, and range scientists. Colleges offering programs in veterinary medicine and in agriculture and natural resources will graduate between 55-60 percent of the qualified applicants for these positions. Other prepared graduates will come from allied fields such as biological sciences, chemistry, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, and health sciences. Explorer the other careers >> Back |
