Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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 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 occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 295,520 |
2.0 % |
$13.36 |
$27,780 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.06 |
$11.50 |
$12.23 |
$14.32 |
$17.75 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$23,010 |
$23,920 |
$25,440 |
$29,780 |
$36,910 |
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 |
232,620 |
66.21 |
$13.11 |
$27,280 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) |
15,850 |
2.82 |
$13.58 |
$28,250 |
| Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores |
11,950 |
7.23 |
$13.77 |
$28,650 |
| Beverage Manufacturing |
6,160 |
2.27 |
$15.45 |
$32,140 |
| Services to Buildings and Dwellings |
2,650 |
0.12 |
$14.60 |
$30,380 |
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 |
232,620 |
66.21 |
$13.11 |
$27,280 |
| Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores |
11,950 |
7.23 |
$13.77 |
$28,650 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) |
15,850 |
2.82 |
$13.58 |
$28,250 |
| Beverage Manufacturing |
6,160 |
2.27 |
$15.45 |
$32,140 |
| Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers |
1,020 |
1.46 |
$16.88 |
$35,120 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services |
(8) |
(8) |
$21.64 |
$45,010 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) |
140 |
0.04 |
$18.54 |
$38,560 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
110 |
0.04 |
$18.06 |
$37,560 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
(8) |
(8) |
$17.80 |
$37,020 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
(8) |
(8) |
$17.36 |
$36,100 |
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 |
201,440 |
11.59 |
5.76 |
$13.25 |
$27,550 |
| Washington |
12,720 |
3.83 |
1.90 |
$14.82 |
$30,830 |
| Arizona |
10,350 |
3.61 |
1.79 |
$12.92 |
$26,880 |
| Florida |
10,070 |
1.14 |
0.57 |
$11.99 |
$24,930 |
| Oregon |
6,040 |
3.17 |
1.57 |
$13.52 |
$28,130 |
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 |
201,440 |
11.59 |
5.76 |
$13.25 |
$27,550 |
| Washington |
12,720 |
3.83 |
1.90 |
$14.82 |
$30,830 |
| Arizona |
10,350 |
3.61 |
1.79 |
$12.92 |
$26,880 |
| Oregon |
6,040 |
3.17 |
1.57 |
$13.52 |
$28,130 |
| Idaho |
2,180 |
3.00 |
1.49 |
$12.49 |
$25,970 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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 |
39,000 |
123.17 |
61.22 |
$12.02 |
$25,000 |
| Salinas, CA |
30,880 |
168.79 |
83.89 |
$14.77 |
$30,720 |
| Fresno, CA |
25,480 |
65.70 |
32.65 |
$12.36 |
$25,710 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA |
24,650 |
158.34 |
78.70 |
$13.32 |
$27,700 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
8,830 |
46.09 |
22.91 |
$13.14 |
$27,330 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA |
7,020 |
27.76 |
13.80 |
$13.78 |
$28,670 |
| Modesto, CA |
6,680 |
35.86 |
17.82 |
$13.10 |
$27,240 |
| Yuma, AZ |
6,380 |
102.96 |
51.17 |
$12.45 |
$25,900 |
| Madera, CA |
6,340 |
135.82 |
67.50 |
$12.20 |
$25,380 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
5,910 |
3.84 |
1.91 |
$12.14 |
$25,250 |
United States Department of Labor
