Agricultural Production Operations programs in Texas
14 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Texas
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals in Texas earn a median of $33,920 a year across 3,750 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation Scientists | $68,620 | 1,970 |
| Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | $105,370 | 1,170 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | $53,170 | 1,150 |
| Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | $85,990 | 610 |
| Farm and Home Management Educators | $33,260 | 470 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| North Central Texas College Gainesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| North Central Texas College Gainesville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Odessa College Odessa | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Paris Junior College Paris | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Tarleton State University Stephenville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Texas A&M University-College Station College Station | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 39 |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Weatherford College Weatherford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Weatherford College Weatherford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Agricultural Production Operations — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.