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MILITARY VETERANS IN AGRICULTURE
5 7 % O F M I L I T A R Y R E S P O N D E N T S
S A I D T H A T V E T E R A N S A R E W I D E L Y
A C C E P T E D A N D W E L C O M E D I N T O T H E
A G R I C U L T U R A L I N D U S T R Y.
conducted a survey in 2016 aimed at both military professionals and agricultural employers,
asking about the state of acceptance and active recruitment for military veterans in agriculture.
4 7 % O F V E T E R A N S F E L T
A G R I C U L T U R E W A S A M O R E V I A B L E
C A R E E R P A T H T H A N O T H E R
I N D U S T R I E S F O R
R E T U R N I N G V E T E R A N S
Outdoor/Field Work
T H E M O S T - C I T E D R E A S O N S
F O R T H I S I N C L U D E D :
79%
Work that Correlates with
Military Experience
61%
Industry Culture/
Professionals are More
Accepting
50%*
N E A R LY 9 0 % O F E M P L O Y E R S
S T A T E D T H A T T H E Y W O U L D
E N C O U R A G E O T H E R A G R I C U L T U R A L
O R G A N I Z A T I O N S T O H I R E
M I L I T A R Y V E T E R A N S .
T O P 3 C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S V E T E R A N S
B R I N G A C C O R D I N G T O E M P L O Y E R S :
#1 Discipline
#2 Reliability
#3 Leadership
B E S T C A R E E R L E V E L F O R
M I L I T A R Y P R O F E S S I O N A L S
( R A N K E D B Y E M P L O Y E R S ) :
#1 Middle Management
#2 Salaried
#3 Hourly
$
*Totals do not equal 100%; respondents were allowed to
select more than one response.