Abstract
Using panel data from a sample of agriculture graduates from Southern land-grant universities, this paper examines factors associated with occupational attainment and income earnings among agricultural students after graduation. Findings indicate that college major and gender were the strongest predictors of occupational attainment, while educational attainment was the best single predictor of income earnings. Compared with their peers with only baccalaureate degrees, highly trained agricultural students earned higher income on their first full-time jobs after leaving college. Policy implications of the findings are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Zakeri, Andrew. 1994. "Occupational Attainment and Earnings Among Agricultural Students in the South." Journal of Rural Social Sciences, 10(1): Article 9. Available at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/jrss/vol10/iss1/9
Publication Date
12-31-1994
