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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

45-2099 Agricultural Workers, All Other

All agricultural workers not listed separately.


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)
6,540 8.6 % $16.31 $33,930 2.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.23 $11.50 $14.23 $19.14 $26.39
Annual Wage (2) $19,200 $23,910 $29,590 $39,820 $54,890


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 1,100 0.31 $15.16 $31,530
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers 620 0.89 $14.50 $30,150
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 620 0.01 $23.58 $49,050
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 260 0.01 $13.97 $29,050
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 200 0.01 $19.81 $41,210

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers 620 0.89 $14.50 $30,150
Water, Sewage and Other Systems 180 0.33 $17.53 $36,460
Support Activities for Crop Production 1,100 0.31 $15.16 $31,530
Sawmills and Wood Preservation 110 0.13 $21.60 $44,930
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 120 0.02 $12.54 $26,080

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Beverage Manufacturing 30 0.01 $25.62 $53,290
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 620 0.01 $23.58 $49,050
Sawmills and Wood Preservation 110 0.13 $21.60 $44,930
Social Advocacy Organizations (8) (8) $21.17 $44,030
Logging (8) (8) $20.70 $43,060


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 1,550 0.09 2.00 $19.33 $40,200
Texas 980 0.08 1.77 $12.52 $26,050
Washington 560 0.17 3.82 $16.03 $33,340
Louisiana 330 0.17 3.84 $14.54 $30,240
Iowa 310 0.20 4.53 $13.90 $28,920




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)
Iowa 310 0.20 4.53 $13.90 $28,920
Washington 560 0.17 3.82 $16.03 $33,340
Louisiana 330 0.17 3.84 $14.54 $30,240
Mississippi 140 0.12 2.77 $14.92 $31,030
California 1,550 0.09 2.00 $19.33 $40,200




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Pennsylvania 40 0.01 0.15 $21.56 $44,850
North Carolina 50 0.01 0.24 $20.43 $42,500
Colorado 130 0.05 1.07 $19.79 $41,160
California 1,550 0.09 2.00 $19.33 $40,200
Georgia (8) (8) (8) $18.95 $39,420





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 320 1.01 22.60 $13.98 $29,090
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 270 0.04 0.96 $18.03 $37,500
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 180 0.06 1.45 $16.20 $33,690
Salinas, CA 110 0.63 14.07 $14.20 $29,530
Fresno, CA 90 0.22 4.95 $15.04 $31,280
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 80 0.08 1.77 (8) (8)
Visalia-Porterville, CA 80 0.48 10.83 $17.56 $36,520
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 60 0.02 0.50 $14.35 $29,850
Chico, CA 50 0.69 15.51 $27.88 $57,980
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 50 0.02 0.46 $19.44 $40,440




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)
Bakersfield, CA 320 1.01 22.60 $13.98 $29,090
Chico, CA 50 0.69 15.51 $27.88 $57,980
Salinas, CA 110 0.63 14.07 $14.20 $29,530
Visalia-Porterville, CA 80 0.48 10.83 $17.56 $36,520
Houma-Thibodaux, LA 40 0.43 9.63 $16.31 $33,920
Modesto, CA 50 0.24 5.43 $26.04 $54,170
Fresno, CA 90 0.22 4.95 $15.04 $31,280
Stockton-Lodi, CA 40 0.15 3.28 $22.80 $47,430
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 80 0.08 1.77 (8) (8)
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 180 0.06 1.45 $16.20 $33,690




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)
Chico, CA 50 0.69 15.51 $27.88 $57,980
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA (8) (8) (8) $26.10 $54,280
Modesto, CA 50 0.24 5.43 $26.04 $54,170
Baton Rouge, LA (8) (8) (8) $24.78 $51,540
Stockton-Lodi, CA 40 0.15 3.28 $22.80 $47,430
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 30 0.01 0.23 $21.34 $44,390
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (8) (8) (8) $21.05 $43,770
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 50 0.02 0.46 $19.44 $40,440
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 40 0.03 0.60 $18.14 $37,720
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 270 0.04 0.96 $18.03 $37,500

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)
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 50 0.40 8.90 $15.73 $32,730
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 40 0.46 10.29 $14.18 $29,500
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 40 0.43 9.59 $24.30 $50,550
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 40 0.55 12.34 $10.38 $21,590

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)
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 40 0.55 12.34 $10.38 $21,590
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 40 0.46 10.29 $14.18 $29,500
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 40 0.43 9.59 $24.30 $50,550
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 50 0.40 8.90 $15.73 $32,730

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)
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 40 0.43 9.59 $24.30 $50,550
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $20.30 $42,220
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $19.96 $41,520
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $19.14 $39,800
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 50 0.40 8.90 $15.73 $32,730


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 top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

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