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.Salary by State
| State Name | Employment | Annual Salary | Hourly Salary | |
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| Alabama | 680 | $26,150 | $12.57 | |
| Alaska | 280 | $30,010 | $14.43 | |
| Arizona | 8,590 | $30,700 | $14.76 | |
| Arkansas | 540 | $26,990 | $12.97 | |
| California | 186,600 | $31,770 | $15.28 | |
| Colorado | 3,250 | $34,650 | $16.66 | |
| Connecticut | 680 | $34,240 | $16.46 | |
| Delaware | 180 | $30,560 | $14.69 | |
| District of Columbia | $44,040 | $21.17 | ||
| Florida | 9,080 | $26,320 | $12.66 | |
| Georgia | 2,740 | $27,390 | $13.17 | |
| Hawaii | 850 | $37,700 | $18.12 | |
| Idaho | 2,320 | $29,740 | $14.30 | |
| Illinois | 3,070 | $35,440 | $17.04 | |
| Indiana | 1,100 | $30,380 | $14.60 | |
| Iowa | 640 | $29,500 | $14.19 | |
| Kansas | 890 | $28,090 | $13.51 | |
| Kentucky | 350 | $27,040 | $13.00 | |
| Louisiana | 510 | $26,700 | $12.84 | |
| Maine | 360 | $35,970 | $17.29 | |
| Maryland | 2,320 | $31,620 | $15.20 | |
| Massachusetts | 1,040 | $36,470 | $17.53 | |
| Michigan | 3,150 | $30,690 | $14.76 | |
| Minnesota | 1,390 | $35,900 | $17.26 | |
| Mississippi | 210 | $28,650 | $13.78 | |
| Missouri | 710 | $27,920 | $13.42 | |
| Montana | 420 | $34,290 | $16.49 | |
| Nebraska | 320 | $32,570 | $15.66 | |
| Nevada | 1,200 | $30,590 | $14.71 | |
| New Hampshire | 310 | $30,930 | $14.87 | |
| New Jersey | 2,830 | $31,600 | $15.19 | |
| New Mexico | 1,590 | $25,420 | $12.22 | |
| New York | 2,540 | $33,370 | $16.05 | |
| North Carolina | 2,040 | $27,020 | $12.99 | |
| North Dakota | 160 | $36,640 | $17.62 | |
| Ohio | 2,240 | $32,520 | $15.63 | |
| Oklahoma | 870 | $30,330 | $14.58 | |
| Oregon | 6,880 | $30,870 | $14.84 | |
| Pennsylvania | 3,150 | $32,420 | $15.59 | |
| Rhode Island | $31,960 | $15.37 | ||
| South Carolina | 1,100 | $29,510 | $14.19 | |
| South Dakota | 60 | $28,610 | $13.76 | |
| Tennessee | 840 | $28,260 | $13.59 | |
| Texas | 5,150 | $27,290 | $13.12 | |
| Utah | 410 | $31,130 | $14.97 | |
| Vermont | 310 | $36,320 | $17.46 | |
| Virginia | 1,610 | $29,810 | $14.33 | |
| Washington | 9,570 | $33,120 | $15.92 | |
| West Virginia | 70 | $25,580 | $12.30 | |
| Wisconsin | 1,460 | $33,710 | $16.21 | |
| Wyoming | 80 | $35,950 | $17.28 |
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$31,440 per yearNational average salarySlowJob growth rate
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No formal educational credentialTypical education requirement
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Short-term on-the-job trainingTypical on-the-job training requirement
Educational Attainment
The following chart shows the highest education level completed by those working as farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse.
- Less than high school 50%
- High school graduate 28%
- College dropout 11%
- Associate’s degree 4%
- Bachelor’s degree 6%
- Master’s degree 1%
- Doctorate degree 0%
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