The salaries and working conditions of agricultural education teachers in public schools in Virginia were studied. The sample consisted of all 390 agricultural education teachers employed during the 1976-1977 school year. A questionnaire was used to secure information. Findings for the typical teacher include the following: years of teaching experience are eleven; employment contract is on a twelve-month basis; salary range is from $11,000 to $12,000; health, medical, or life insurance is not received free; paid vacation is ten days or two weeks annual leave; travel is alloted at $475 and reimbursed at a rate of twelve cents per mile; the class load is five classes per day at fifty-five minutes each with sixteen students per class; twenty-nine minutes are allotted for lunch; in the area of continuing education payment is made for 114 hours of adult work; Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter is advised; two extra duties are required, but three are actually performed; an average arrival time of 22.5 minutes before school is required; and the time spent at school after school dismissal is 22.2 minutes. (The questionnaire form is appended.) (JH)