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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
45-2093 Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
Attend to live farm, ranch, or aquacultural animals that may include cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, finfish, shellfish, and bees. Attend to animals produced for animal products, such as meat, fur, skins, feathers, eggs, milk, and honey. Duties may include feeding, watering, herding, grazing, castrating, branding, de-beaking, weighing, catching, and loading animals. May maintain records on animals; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; assist in birth deliveries; and administer medications, vaccinations, or insecticides as appropriate. May clean and maintain animal housing areas. Includes workers who shear wool from sheep, and collect eggs in hatcheries.
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) |
| 35,670 |
2.6 % |
$12.90 |
$26,840 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$8.63 |
$9.75 |
$11.79 |
$14.99 |
$18.86 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$17,940 |
$20,270 |
$24,520 |
$31,190 |
$39,230 |
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 Animal Production |
13,540 |
44.99 |
$13.09 |
$27,230 |
| Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers |
7,360 |
9.85 |
$11.53 |
$23,980 |
| Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers |
1,680 |
0.19 |
$11.32 |
$23,540 |
| Support Activities for Crop Production |
1,560 |
0.47 |
$13.01 |
$27,060 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing |
1,400 |
0.29 |
$13.52 |
$28,130 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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) |
| Texas |
4,860 |
0.41 |
1.63 |
$11.69 |
$24,310 |
| California |
2,630 |
0.17 |
0.65 |
$14.87 |
$30,940 |
| Kentucky |
1,950 |
1.04 |
4.11 |
$12.75 |
$26,510 |
| Missouri |
1,530 |
0.56 |
2.19 |
$12.22 |
$25,420 |
| Iowa |
1,210 |
0.79 |
3.10 |
$13.84 |
$28,780 |
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) |
| Montana |
810 |
1.78 |
7.02 |
$13.08 |
$27,210 |
| Nebraska |
1,120 |
1.16 |
4.55 |
$13.72 |
$28,540 |
| Kentucky |
1,950 |
1.04 |
4.11 |
$12.75 |
$26,510 |
| Idaho |
690 |
1.04 |
4.09 |
$13.39 |
$27,850 |
| Wyoming |
240 |
0.87 |
3.42 |
$14.13 |
$29,390 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Connecticut |
120 |
0.07 |
0.28 |
$17.59 |
$36,590 |
| Alaska |
50 |
0.15 |
0.60 |
$17.58 |
$36,560 |
| Nevada |
130 |
0.10 |
0.40 |
$16.59 |
$34,520 |
| Hawaii |
90 |
0.14 |
0.54 |
$16.49 |
$34,300 |
| Arizona |
180 |
0.07 |
0.27 |
$15.05 |
$31,310 |
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) |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY |
1,300 |
4.82 |
18.97 |
$12.67 |
$26,340 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
830 |
0.28 |
1.11 |
$11.83 |
$24,610 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
520 |
0.21 |
0.85 |
$11.33 |
$23,560 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
470 |
0.19 |
0.74 |
$17.09 |
$35,550 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
430 |
0.32 |
1.26 |
$12.89 |
$26,800 |
| Ocala, FL |
420 |
4.29 |
16.89 |
$11.35 |
$23,610 |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
380 |
0.63 |
2.48 |
$12.40 |
$25,790 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
330 |
0.08 |
0.31 |
$15.80 |
$32,870 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
300 |
0.08 |
0.33 |
$10.81 |
$22,480 |
| Lancaster, PA |
270 |
1.17 |
4.61 |
$14.06 |
$29,250 |
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) |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY |
1,300 |
4.82 |
18.97 |
$12.67 |
$26,340 |
| Ocala, FL |
420 |
4.29 |
16.89 |
$11.35 |
$23,610 |
| Billings, MT |
240 |
2.78 |
10.95 |
$13.30 |
$27,660 |
| Dothan, AL |
120 |
2.17 |
8.55 |
$12.24 |
$25,460 |
| Harrisonburg, VA |
120 |
1.94 |
7.65 |
$11.98 |
$24,910 |
| Waco, TX |
160 |
1.40 |
5.52 |
$12.49 |
$25,980 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA |
50 |
1.35 |
5.32 |
$11.32 |
$23,550 |
| Charlottesville, VA |
140 |
1.30 |
5.10 |
$15.26 |
$31,740 |
| San Angelo, TX |
60 |
1.29 |
5.06 |
$11.70 |
$24,330 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX |
130 |
1.20 |
4.71 |
$9.53 |
$19,810 |
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United States Department of Labor
