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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
45-2092 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities. Excludes “Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation” (37-3012), “Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products” (45-2041), and “Forest, Conservation, and Logging Workers” (45-4011 through 45-4029).
National estimates for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
Industry profile for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
Geographic profile for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
National estimates for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
277,200 |
1.0 % |
$ 15.11 |
$ 31,440 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 13.57 |
$ 14.00 |
$ 14.25 |
$ 15.06 |
$ 17.92 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 28,230 |
$ 29,120 |
$ 29,630 |
$ 31,320 |
$ 37,280 |
Industry profile for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Support Activities for Crop Production |
210,000 |
62.58 |
$ 14.98 |
$ 31,150 |
Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores |
14,630 |
8.04 |
$ 14.66 |
$ 30,500 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) |
14,350 |
2.74 |
$ 14.96 |
$ 31,110 |
Beverage Manufacturing |
5,870 |
2.09 |
$ 17.09 |
$ 35,550 |
Employment Services |
4,790 |
0.14 |
$ 14.96 |
$ 31,110 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Support Activities for Crop Production |
210,000 |
62.58 |
$ 14.98 |
$ 31,150 |
Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores |
14,630 |
8.04 |
$ 14.66 |
$ 30,500 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) |
14,350 |
2.74 |
$ 14.96 |
$ 31,110 |
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers |
1,520 |
2.23 |
$ 16.75 |
$ 34,830 |
Beverage Manufacturing |
5,870 |
2.09 |
$ 17.09 |
$ 35,550 |
Top paying industries for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse:
Geographic profile for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
186,600 |
11.29 |
5.74 |
$ 15.28 |
$ 31,770 |
Washington |
9,570 |
2.99 |
1.52 |
$ 15.92 |
$ 33,120 |
Florida |
9,080 |
1.05 |
0.54 |
$ 12.66 |
$ 26,320 |
Arizona |
8,590 |
2.98 |
1.52 |
$ 14.76 |
$ 30,700 |
Oregon |
6,880 |
3.77 |
1.91 |
$ 14.84 |
$ 30,870 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
186,600 |
11.29 |
5.74 |
$ 15.28 |
$ 31,770 |
Oregon |
6,880 |
3.77 |
1.91 |
$ 14.84 |
$ 30,870 |
Idaho |
2,320 |
3.06 |
1.56 |
$ 14.30 |
$ 29,740 |
Washington |
9,570 |
2.99 |
1.52 |
$ 15.92 |
$ 33,120 |
Arizona |
8,590 |
2.98 |
1.52 |
$ 14.76 |
$ 30,700 |
Top paying states for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Bakersfield, CA |
42,880 |
138.05 |
70.16 |
$ 14.45 |
$ 30,050 |
Salinas, CA |
28,690 |
169.67 |
86.24 |
$ 16.13 |
$ 33,550 |
Fresno, CA |
19,910 |
53.08 |
26.98 |
$ 14.83 |
$ 30,840 |
Visalia-Porterville, CA |
19,080 |
127.57 |
64.84 |
$ 14.78 |
$ 30,730 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
9,990 |
51.41 |
26.13 |
$ 15.55 |
$ 32,340 |
Madera, CA |
6,710 |
140.42 |
71.37 |
$ 14.53 |
$ 30,220 |
Stockton-Lodi, CA |
5,720 |
22.30 |
11.33 |
$ 15.56 |
$ 32,370 |
Modesto, CA |
5,580 |
30.85 |
15.68 |
$ 14.85 |
$ 30,880 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
5,460 |
3.57 |
1.81 |
$ 15.09 |
$ 31,380 |
El Centro, CA |
5,050 |
86.05 |
43.74 |
$ 14.68 |
$ 30,530 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Salinas, CA |
28,690 |
169.67 |
86.24 |
$ 16.13 |
$ 33,550 |
Madera, CA |
6,710 |
140.42 |
71.37 |
$ 14.53 |
$ 30,220 |
Bakersfield, CA |
42,880 |
138.05 |
70.16 |
$ 14.45 |
$ 30,050 |
Visalia-Porterville, CA |
19,080 |
127.57 |
64.84 |
$ 14.78 |
$ 30,730 |
El Centro, CA |
5,050 |
86.05 |
43.74 |
$ 14.68 |
$ 30,530 |
Merced, CA |
4,990 |
69.40 |
35.27 |
$ 14.83 |
$ 30,840 |
Hanford-Corcoran, CA |
2,510 |
58.76 |
29.87 |
$ 15.14 |
$ 31,500 |
Fresno, CA |
19,910 |
53.08 |
26.98 |
$ 14.83 |
$ 30,840 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
9,990 |
51.41 |
26.13 |
$ 15.55 |
$ 32,340 |
Napa, CA |
2,870 |
41.61 |
21.15 |
$ 18.54 |
$ 38,560 |
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