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.
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Annual wage data for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (2024)
Estimated Total Employment (U.S.)
261,690
Line chart of annual wages by percentile. U.S. is the solid line. 10th percentile: U.S. $32,260. 25th percentile: U.S. $34,280. 50th percentile: U.S. $35,690. 75th percentile: U.S. $38,950. 90th percentile: U.S. $46,370. Use the left and right arrow keys to move between percentiles.
| Metric | U.S. |
|---|---|
| 10% of workers earn the following or less | $32,260 |
| 10% of workers earn the following or more | $46,370 |
| Workers on average earn | $37,850 |
+ indicates wage is at or above the BLS reporting cap ($239,200/year)
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