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Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry: NAICS 115

About the Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry subsector

The support activities for agriculture and forestry subsector is part of the agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector.

Industries in the Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry subsector provide support services that are an essential part of agricultural and forestry production. These support activities may be performed by the agriculture or forestry producing establishment or conducted independently as an alternative source of inputs required for the production process for a given crop, animal, or forestry industry. Establishments that primarily perform these activities independent of the agriculture or forestry producing establishment are in this subsector.

North American Industry Classification System

The support activities for agriculture and forestry subsector consists of these industry groups:

Support Activities for Crop Production: NAICS 1151
Support Activities for Animal Production: NAICS 1152
Support Activities for Forestry: NAICS 1153

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in support activities for agriculture and forestry. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry , data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment by Occupation


Data series	Employment, 2023
Agricultural equipment operators	14,490
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	189,670
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals	12,140
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	11,600
Graders and sorters, agricultural products	8,600

(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for support activities for agriculture and forestry.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings

Recent hourly and annual earnings for occupations commonly found in support activities for agriculture and forestry.

Earnings by Occupation


Data series	Wages, 2023
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Agricultural equipment operators	17.62	18.84	36,650	39,180
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	16.48	17.26	34,280	35,890
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals	16.56	17.22	34,440	35,810
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	24.62	27.32	51,220	56,830
Graders and sorters, agricultural products	16.01	15.54	33,300	32,320

(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in support activities for agriculture and forestry. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.


Data series	2019	2020	2021	2022
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	57	35	56	42
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.


Data series	2023
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	4.1
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	2.7
Cases involving days away from work	1.5
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	1.2
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in support activities for agriculture and forestry.

Establishments


Data series	3rd quarter 2023	4th quarter 2023	1st quarter 2024	2nd quarter 2024
Number of establishments
Private industry	22,203	22,289	(p)22,396	(p)22,552
Local government	36	36	(p)36	(p)36
State government	70	70	(p)69	(p)69
Federal government
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Data extracted on: December 10, 2024