Department of Agriculture

Agency Code: AG · 72K employees · December 2025

Total Employees

72K

Average Salary

$90,877

Top Occupations

Forestry Technician
8.7K employees$67,207
Consumer Safety Inspection
5.2K employees$73,046
Soil Conservation
4.2K employees$87,832
Loan Specialist
2.5K employees$92,158
Information Technology Management
2.1K employees$123,635
Management and Program Analysis
1.9K employees$120,731
General Business and Industry
1.8K employees$91,265

Top Locations

2025 Workforce Impact

Risk Score

48/100

Elevated

2025 Separations

24.7K

+85.1% vs 2024

RIFs (Layoffs)

6

Experience Lost

302.5K

combined years

Avg Tenure

13.3

years

Quit Rate

47.4%

of separations

Workforce Reduction

34.3%

of workforce separated

💰 Agency Budget (FY2025)

Budget Authority

$449.8B

Budget / Employee

$6.2M

Contract Spending

$9.6B

Grant Spending

$56.8B

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025. See all agencies →

Retirement Risk

18.7%

13.5K eligible

STEM Workforce

30.2%

21.7K STEM employees

Manager:Staff Ratio

1:3

20.5K supervisors

Age Distribution

2K
5.7K
7.6K
9.1K
10.7K
10.7K
9.1K
8K
5.5K
3.8K
2

Education Levels

High School Graduate or Certificate of Equivalency21.9K
Bachelor's Degree21.9K
Master's Degree8.1K
Doctorate Degree3.3K
Associate Degree2.7K
Two Years College2.6K
Some College - Less Than One Year2.2K
One Year College2K
Three Years College1.7K
Four Years College1.5K

Subagencies

Forest Service
26.6K employees$83,700
Natural Resources Conservation Service
9.2K employees$88,054
Food Safety and Inspection Service
7.5K employees$82,972
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
6.7K employees$89,727
Agricultural Research Service
5K employees$98,517
Agricultural Marketing Service
3.9K employees$70,232
Rural Development
3.1K employees$105,261
Farm Service Agency
2.6K employees$95,698
Food and Nutrition Service
1.2K employees$132,752
Office of the Chief Information Officer
1.2K employees$120,806
Fpac Business Center
1K employees$123,126
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
745 employees$102,999
Foreign Agricultural Service
550 employees$144,439
National Agricultural Statistics Service
503 employees$127,480
Office of the Inspector General
364 employees$140,658
Risk Management Agency
355 employees$128,409
Departmental Administration
328 employees$128,496
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
286 employees$124,054
Office of the General Counsel
213 employees$157,411
Economic Research Service
203 employees$138,832

Separations Breakdown

69.7K total separations (FY2020–2025)

Separations Over Time

Related Analysis