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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

45-0000 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations (Major Group)

This major group comprises the following occupations: First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers ; Agricultural Inspectors ; Animal Breeders ; Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products ; Agricultural Equipment Operators ; Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse ; Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals ; Agricultural Workers, All Other ; Forest and Conservation Workers ; Fallers ; Logging Equipment Operators ; Log Graders and Scalers ; Logging Workers, All Other


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this major group:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
484,750 1.3 % $15.07 $31,340 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this major group:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.00 $11.62 $13.07 $16.72 $22.83
Annual Wage (2) $22,880 $24,180 $27,180 $34,780 $47,480


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Support Activities for Crop Production 273,020 77.71 $13.62 $28,330
Logging 29,790 61.55 $22.00 $45,770
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) 23,190 4.12 $15.38 $31,990
Support Activities for Animal Production 15,650 50.44 $15.71 $32,680
Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores 12,990 7.87 $14.41 $29,960

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Support Activities for Crop Production 273,020 77.71 $13.62 $28,330
Logging 29,790 61.55 $22.00 $45,770
Support Activities for Animal Production 15,650 50.44 $15.71 $32,680
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers 12,040 17.21 $14.52 $30,210
Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores 12,990 7.87 $14.41 $29,960

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 80 0.02 $27.40 $56,980
Other Personal Services (8) (8) $25.69 $53,440
Logging 29,790 61.55 $22.00 $45,770
Nonscheduled Air Transportation 60 0.13 $21.74 $45,220
Other Support Services 320 0.10 $21.65 $45,040


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 234,050 13.46 4.08 $13.91 $28,920
Texas 23,800 1.91 0.58 $14.40 $29,950
Washington 22,250 6.71 2.03 $16.86 $35,060
Florida 17,370 1.97 0.60 $14.87 $30,930
Oregon 13,510 7.09 2.15 $17.26 $35,890




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 234,050 13.46 4.08 $13.91 $28,920
Idaho 5,600 7.70 2.33 $16.07 $33,430
Oregon 13,510 7.09 2.15 $17.26 $35,890
Washington 22,250 6.71 2.03 $16.86 $35,060
Arkansas 5,830 4.79 1.45 $16.41 $34,140




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 350 0.48 0.14 $21.29 $44,270
Alaska 590 1.86 0.56 $20.45 $42,540
Hawaii 870 1.37 0.42 $19.72 $41,010
Maine 1,750 2.86 0.87 $19.65 $40,880
Minnesota 4,060 1.41 0.43 $18.78 $39,070





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bakersfield, CA 41,830 132.07 40.02 $12.27 $25,520
Salinas, CA 33,570 183.49 55.60 $15.01 $31,230
Fresno, CA 27,990 72.16 21.86 $12.77 $26,570
Visalia-Porterville, CA 26,420 169.74 51.43 $13.58 $28,250
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 10,020 52.28 15.84 $13.76 $28,630
Stockton-Lodi, CA 8,340 32.97 9.99 $14.24 $29,630
Modesto, CA 8,050 43.17 13.08 $13.74 $28,590
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 7,690 5.00 1.52 $13.23 $27,520
Madera, CA 7,130 152.61 46.24 $12.83 $26,700
Yuma, AZ 6,990 112.87 34.20 $13.13 $27,300




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Salinas, CA 33,570 183.49 55.60 $15.01 $31,230
Visalia-Porterville, CA 26,420 169.74 51.43 $13.58 $28,250
Madera, CA 7,130 152.61 46.24 $12.83 $26,700
Bakersfield, CA 41,830 132.07 40.02 $12.27 $25,520
Yuma, AZ 6,990 112.87 34.20 $13.13 $27,300
El Centro, CA 5,710 97.02 29.40 $13.73 $28,550
Merced, CA 6,350 83.04 25.16 $13.73 $28,560
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 3,490 79.84 24.19 $13.21 $27,480
Fresno, CA 27,990 72.16 21.86 $12.77 $26,570
Yakima, WA 5,720 61.18 18.54 $15.25 $31,720




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 1,650 1.24 0.38 $25.31 $52,650
Longview, WA 520 13.69 4.15 $24.71 $51,400
Eugene, OR 780 4.93 1.49 $24.36 $50,670
Redding, CA 350 5.25 1.59 $24.29 $50,530
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 30 0.71 0.22 $24.04 $49,990
Barnstable Town, MA 60 0.60 0.18 $23.69 $49,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA (8) (8) (8) $23.69 $49,260
Ithaca, NY 200 3.98 1.20 $23.55 $48,990
New Bern, NC 160 3.79 1.15 $23.39 $48,660
Flagstaff, AZ 60 0.99 0.30 $23.15 $48,160

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 3,620 35.98 10.90 $15.88 $33,030
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 3,540 36.67 11.11 $17.20 $35,780
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 3,260 16.17 4.90 $12.84 $26,710
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 2,840 15.10 4.58 $15.99 $33,260
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 2,680 6.80 2.06 $17.20 $35,770

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 3,540 36.67 11.11 $17.20 $35,780
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 3,620 35.98 10.90 $15.88 $33,030
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 2,170 30.95 9.38 $14.13 $29,390
South Florida nonmetropolitan area 1,880 24.08 7.30 $12.97 $26,980
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 2,390 22.26 6.74 $18.28 $38,020

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 440 7.92 2.40 $22.81 $47,450
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 1,510 12.30 3.73 $22.73 $47,270
Alaska nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $22.57 $46,950
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area 1,270 18.32 5.55 $22.15 $46,080
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 1,840 16.21 4.91 $21.74 $45,230


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020