 Between 2020 and 2025, there will be an estimated 59,400 annual job openings in the agricultural job sector. A Purdue University study shows the average posted starting salary for ag graduates in those five years reached a high of nearly $64,000 in January of 2023. One possible explanation is the increased demand for employees after COVID-19 and employers having to increase wages to recruit more at-home workers back into the office.