Every occupation the official NCES/BLS crosswalk connects to animal science programs, with BLS pay, the education each job usually needs, what the work involves, and where to go next.
Animal Science · CIP 01.09 series · 8 codes · 6 careers · Check one exact major, e.g. 01.0901 Animal Sciences, General, in the major to career finder
The official NCES/BLS crosswalk maps animal science programs to 6 occupations that such programs typically prepare people for, including Farmer, Animal Scientist and Agricultural Technician. BLS median pay across them runs from $49,630 (Agricultural Technician) to $98,700 (Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary) in May 2025. The crosswalk describes preparation, not what graduates actually go on to do.
Data Program → related occupations: these are jobs animal science programs typically prepare people for (NCES/BLS crosswalk). Not a guaranteed outcome, and not a record of what graduates do.
Data Filter by the education the job usually needs or its preparation level; sort by pay or by number employed.
| Occupation | Most common education | Job Zone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | $59,320 | 27,960 | Bachelor's Degree | 3 |
| Agricultural Technician | $49,630 | 15,130 | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | 3 |
| Agricultural Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryPostsecondary teaching | $98,700 | 8,920 | Doctoral Degree | 5 |
| Farm and Home Management Educators | $60,220 | 8,220 | Master's Degree | 5 |
| Farmer | $89,900 | 6,500 | n/a | 4 |
| Animal Scientist | $68,940 | 3,100 | Doctoral Degree | 5 |
No occupations match these filters.
Data The education column shows a typical entry level only where O*NET data supports one answer. Check the typical education for Farmer, one of the animal science jobs above.
Data BLS national median annual wage, May 2025. These are pay levels of the occupations, not earnings of graduates.
Data The largest related occupations by employment (postsecondary teaching shown in the explorer).
Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.
Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display or exhibition, or for research.
Active Listening · Critical Thinking · Reading Comprehension
Mapped from CIP 01.0901, 01.0902Study nutritional requirements of animals and nutritive values of animal feed materials.
Write up or orally communicate research findings to the scientific community, producers, and the public.
Reading Comprehension · Complex Problem Solving · Judgment and Decision Making
Mapped from CIP 01.0901, 01.0902Prepare land for cultivated crops, orchards, or vineyards by plowing, discing, leveling, or contouring.
Operate farm machinery, including tractors, plows, mowers, combines, balers, sprayers, earthmoving equipment, or trucks.
Reading Comprehension · Active Listening · Critical Thinking
Mapped from CIP 01.0901, 01.0905Advise farmers and demonstrate techniques in areas such as feeding and health maintenance of livestock, growing and harvesting practices, and financial planning.
Conduct classes or deliver lectures on subjects such as nutrition, home management, and farming techniques.
Active Listening · Speaking · Reading Comprehension
Mapped from CIP 01.0901, 01.0902Assign tasks such as feeding and treatment of animals, and cleaning and maintenance of animal quarters.
Record the numbers and types of fish or shellfish reared, harvested, released, sold, and shipped.
Coordination · Critical Thinking · Speaking
Mapped from CIP 01.0901, 01.0905Data Related occupations grouped by government career field, with their pay range.
The NCES/BLS crosswalk relates instructional programs (CIP 2020) to occupations (SOC 2018) when programs in the CIP category typically prepare individuals directly for jobs in the occupation. This page uses the CIP program series below and shows every non-residual occupation mapped to them that has BLS wages and O*NET data; each occupation lists the CIP codes that map to it.
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