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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

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

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


National estimates for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
Industry profile for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
Geographic profile for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

National estimates for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
452,490 0.8 % $ 16.70 $ 34,730 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 12.98 $ 14.00 $ 14.36 $ 17.86 $ 23.14
Annual Wage (2) $ 26,990 $ 29,120 $ 29,860 $ 37,140 $ 48,140


Industry profile for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Support Activities for Crop Production 248,670 74.11 $ 15.42 $ 32,070
Logging 27,300 57.97 $ 23.14 $ 48,130
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) 21,890 4.18 $ 16.88 $ 35,100
Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores 16,290 8.95 $ 15.43 $ 32,100
Support Activities for Animal Production 14,810 46.96 $ 16.42 $ 34,150

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Support Activities for Crop Production 248,670 74.11 $ 15.42 $ 32,070
Logging 27,300 57.97 $ 23.14 $ 48,130
Support Activities for Animal Production 14,810 46.96 $ 16.42 $ 34,150
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers 11,960 17.53 $ 15.62 $ 32,490
Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores 16,290 8.95 $ 15.43 $ 32,100

Top paying industries for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 50 0.06 $ 27.06 $ 56,280
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing (8) (8) $ 26.23 $ 54,560
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (8) (8) $ 25.33 $ 52,690
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events 90 0.11 $ 24.79 $ 51,570
Other Support Services 330 0.12 $ 23.86 $ 49,630


Geographic profile for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations:

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



Map of employment of farming, fishing, and forestry occupations by state, May 2021


States with the highest employment level in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 220,060 13.31 4.15 $ 16.08 $ 33,450
Washington 19,080 5.95 1.85 $ 18.29 $ 38,050
Texas 16,050 1.31 0.41 $ 15.64 $ 32,520
Florida 16,000 1.86 0.58 $ 14.88 $ 30,940
Oregon 14,050 7.70 2.40 $ 18.29 $ 38,050


Map of location quotient of farming, fishing, and forestry occupations by state, May 2021


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 220,060 13.31 4.15 $ 16.08 $ 33,450
Oregon 14,050 7.70 2.40 $ 18.29 $ 38,050
Idaho 5,450 7.19 2.24 $ 17.13 $ 35,620
Washington 19,080 5.95 1.85 $ 18.29 $ 38,050
Arkansas 5,000 4.20 1.31 $ 17.26 $ 35,910


Map of annual mean wages of farming, fishing, and forestry occupations by state, May 2021


Top paying states for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia (8) (8) (8) $ 25.73 $ 53,530
Hawaii 1,690 3.08 0.96 $ 21.55 $ 44,820
Alaska 610 2.06 0.64 $ 21.15 $ 43,990
Maine 1,830 3.10 0.96 $ 19.40 $ 40,360
Montana 1,890 4.02 1.25 $ 19.24 $ 40,020



Map of employment of farming, fishing, and forestry occupations by area, May 2021


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bakersfield, CA 45,320 145.89 45.42 $ 14.68 $ 30,540
Salinas, CA 31,460 186.05 57.93 $ 16.50 $ 34,310
Fresno, CA 22,940 61.14 19.04 $ 15.35 $ 31,920
Visalia-Porterville, CA 21,220 141.87 44.17 $ 15.12 $ 31,450
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 11,100 57.13 17.79 $ 15.96 $ 33,200
Madera, CA 7,440 155.80 48.51 $ 14.98 $ 31,160
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 7,320 4.79 1.49 $ 16.42 $ 34,150
Stockton-Lodi, CA 7,000 27.31 8.50 $ 16.15 $ 33,600
Modesto, CA 6,800 37.62 11.71 $ 15.42 $ 32,070
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 5,910 19.93 6.21 $ 16.07 $ 33,420


Map of location quotient of farming, fishing, and forestry occupations by area, May 2021


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Salinas, CA 31,460 186.05 57.93 $ 16.50 $ 34,310
Madera, CA 7,440 155.80 48.51 $ 14.98 $ 31,160
Bakersfield, CA 45,320 145.89 45.42 $ 14.68 $ 30,540
Visalia-Porterville, CA 21,220 141.87 44.17 $ 15.12 $ 31,450
El Centro, CA 5,790 98.69 30.73 $ 15.56 $ 32,370
Merced, CA 5,790 80.55 25.08 $ 15.40 $ 32,030
Yuma, AZ 4,930 78.94 24.58 $ 14.63 $ 30,430
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 3,070 71.74 22.34 $ 15.69 $ 32,640
Fresno, CA 22,940 61.14 19.04 $ 15.35 $ 31,920
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 11,100 57.13 17.79 $ 15.96 $ 33,200


Map of annual mean wages of farming, fishing, and forestry occupations by area, May 2021


Top paying metropolitan areas for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Longview, WA 450 11.60 3.61 $ 27.08 $ 56,320
Houma-Thibodaux, LA 40 0.45 0.14 $ 25.53 $ 53,090
Lewiston, ID-WA 120 4.47 1.39 $ 25.00 $ 52,000
Coeur d'Alene, ID 130 2.03 0.63 $ 24.76 $ 51,500
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 300 2.69 0.84 $ 24.24 $ 50,430
Urban Honolulu, HI 580 1.47 0.46 $ 23.98 $ 49,880
Corvallis, OR 200 5.62 1.75 $ 23.79 $ 49,490
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 260 5.44 1.69 $ 23.61 $ 49,110
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 470 2.01 0.63 $ 22.93 $ 47,690
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,390 1.07 0.33 $ 22.49 $ 46,770

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 3,200 33.95 10.57 $ 17.47 $ 36,340
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 3,160 32.24 10.04 $ 18.22 $ 37,900
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 2,290 22.91 7.13 $ 19.96 $ 41,520
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 2,250 12.26 3.82 $ 17.40 $ 36,200
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 2,230 31.99 9.96 $ 15.41 $ 32,050

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 3,200 33.95 10.57 $ 17.47 $ 36,340
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 3,160 32.24 10.04 $ 18.22 $ 37,900
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 2,230 31.99 9.96 $ 15.41 $ 32,050
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 2,290 22.91 7.13 $ 19.96 $ 41,520
South Florida nonmetropolitan area 1,610 21.26 6.62 $ 14.57 $ 30,310

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 1,170 9.79 3.05 $ 25.20 $ 52,420
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 260 2.69 0.84 $ 23.63 $ 49,140
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area 1,120 16.01 4.98 $ 23.41 $ 48,700
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 1,470 13.37 4.16 $ 23.17 $ 48,190
West Montana nonmetropolitan area 510 6.68 2.08 $ 21.12 $ 43,940


About May 2021 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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022