Agricultural Careers

Agriculture is the nation’s largest employer, with more than 21 million people working in some phase of the industry. This represents approximately 15 percent of the total U.S. workforce.
U.S. consumers spend just 10 percent of their disposable income on food each year.

98 percent of all U.S. farms are owned by individuals, family partnerships or family corporations.

Nearly 1.2 billion acres in the United States are devoted to farming – either as cropland, timberland or for fish farming.

Each U.S. farmer produces food and fiber for 143 people in the United States and abroad.

In 2006, $68.7 billion worth of American agricultural products were exported around the globe.

(National FFA Organization)