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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
19-4010 Agricultural and Food Science Technicians
This occupation includes the 2018 SOC occupations 19-4012 Agricultural Technicians and 19-4013 Food Science Technicians and the 2010 SOC occupation 19-4011 Agricultural and Food Science Technicians.
National estimates for Agricultural and Food Science Technicians
Industry profile for Agricultural and Food Science Technicians
Geographic profile for Agricultural and Food Science Technicians
National estimates for Agricultural and Food Science Technicians:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Agricultural and Food Science Technicians:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 21,940 |
3.2 % |
$ 22.08 |
$ 45,920 |
1.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Agricultural and Food Science Technicians:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 13.77 |
$ 16.61 |
$ 20.18 |
$ 25.60 |
$ 32.03 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 28,650 |
$ 34,550 |
$ 41,970 |
$ 53,250 |
$ 66,620 |
Industry profile for Agricultural and Food Science Technicians:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Agricultural and Food Science Technicians are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Agricultural and Food Science Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Agricultural and Food Science Technicians:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
2,950 |
0.10 |
$ 20.43 |
$ 42,490 |
| Dairy Product Manufacturing |
2,390 |
1.59 |
$ 21.82 |
$ 45,390 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
2,370 |
0.31 |
$ 21.82 |
$ 45,380 |
| Grain and Oilseed Milling |
1,310 |
2.12 |
$ 23.05 |
$ 47,940 |
| Other Food Manufacturing |
1,160 |
0.51 |
$ 23.24 |
$ 48,330 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Agricultural and Food Science Technicians:
Top paying industries for Agricultural and Food Science Technicians:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) |
420 |
0.08 |
$ 27.59 |
$ 57,400 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
680 |
0.03 |
$ 26.25 |
$ 54,590 |
| Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers |
200 |
0.04 |
$ 24.56 |
$ 51,080 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) |
40 |
0.01 |
$ 24.28 |
$ 50,510 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
960 |
0.06 |
$ 24.08 |
$ 50,080 |
Geographic profile for Agricultural and Food Science Technicians:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Agricultural and Food Science Technicians are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Agricultural and Food Science Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Agricultural and Food Science Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
3,530 |
0.22 |
1.36 |
$ 24.38 |
$ 50,710 |
| Wisconsin |
1,580 |
0.58 |
3.70 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Texas |
1,420 |
0.12 |
0.74 |
$ 19.43 |
$ 40,420 |
| Georgia |
1,080 |
0.25 |
1.59 |
$ 22.73 |
$ 47,280 |
| Illinois |
1,000 |
0.18 |
1.13 |
$ 22.68 |
$ 47,170 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Agricultural and Food Science Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Nebraska |
940 |
1.00 |
6.33 |
$ 19.86 |
$ 41,300 |
| South Dakota |
340 |
0.83 |
5.29 |
$ 15.64 |
$ 32,540 |
| Iowa |
930 |
0.64 |
4.03 |
$ 21.55 |
$ 44,830 |
| Wisconsin |
1,580 |
0.58 |
3.70 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Vermont |
160 |
0.58 |
3.69 |
$ 21.21 |
$ 44,110 |
Top paying states for Agricultural and Food Science Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Massachusetts |
330 |
0.10 |
0.63 |
$ 25.12 |
$ 52,250 |
| New Jersey |
510 |
0.14 |
0.86 |
$ 25.12 |
$ 52,240 |
| California |
3,530 |
0.22 |
1.36 |
$ 24.38 |
$ 50,710 |
| North Dakota |
130 |
0.31 |
1.99 |
$ 23.66 |
$ 49,220 |
| Colorado |
250 |
0.10 |
0.62 |
$ 23.53 |
$ 48,930 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Agricultural and Food Science Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
650 |
0.11 |
0.71 |
$ 24.35 |
$ 50,650 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
500 |
0.44 |
2.76 |
$ 20.61 |
$ 42,880 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
480 |
0.11 |
0.69 |
$ 25.10 |
$ 52,210 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
470 |
0.13 |
0.83 |
$ 21.80 |
$ 45,350 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
380 |
0.04 |
0.27 |
$ 24.05 |
$ 50,020 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
370 |
0.14 |
0.90 |
$ 24.18 |
$ 50,300 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
360 |
0.38 |
2.38 |
$ 28.88 |
$ 60,070 |
| Lincoln, NE |
330 |
1.87 |
11.88 |
$ 19.10 |
$ 39,720 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
280 |
0.11 |
0.67 |
$ 24.47 |
$ 50,900 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
280 |
0.09 |
0.60 |
$ 19.91 |
$ 41,400 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Agricultural and Food Science Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Ames, IA |
210 |
4.76 |
30.16 |
$ 20.58 |
$ 42,810 |
| Manhattan, KS |
130 |
3.59 |
22.77 |
$ 17.68 |
$ 36,770 |
| Napa, CA |
170 |
2.39 |
15.18 |
$ 22.96 |
$ 47,750 |
| Merced, CA |
150 |
2.03 |
12.89 |
$ 25.47 |
$ 52,970 |
| Lincoln, NE |
330 |
1.87 |
11.88 |
$ 19.10 |
$ 39,720 |
| Twin Falls, ID |
80 |
1.77 |
11.25 |
$ 17.52 |
$ 36,440 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN |
140 |
1.60 |
10.13 |
$ 24.89 |
$ 51,760 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA |
220 |
1.48 |
9.36 |
$ 21.56 |
$ 44,840 |
| Wausau, WI |
100 |
1.46 |
9.24 |
$ 19.28 |
$ 40,100 |
| Modesto, CA |
240 |
1.34 |
8.51 |
$ 19.21 |
$ 39,950 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Agricultural and Food Science Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
360 |
0.38 |
2.38 |
$ 28.88 |
$ 60,070 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA |
50 |
0.33 |
2.12 |
$ 27.97 |
$ 58,170 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
160 |
0.11 |
0.67 |
$ 26.10 |
$ 54,300 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
190 |
0.15 |
0.94 |
$ 25.70 |
$ 53,460 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN |
70 |
0.11 |
0.71 |
$ 25.63 |
$ 53,300 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
180 |
0.06 |
0.37 |
$ 25.57 |
$ 53,180 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
240 |
0.10 |
0.64 |
$ 25.48 |
$ 53,000 |
| Merced, CA |
150 |
2.03 |
12.89 |
$ 25.47 |
$ 52,970 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
110 |
0.13 |
0.84 |
$ 25.25 |
$ 52,520 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 25.14 |
$ 52,290 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Agricultural and Food Science Technicians:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Agricultural and Food Science Technicians:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Agricultural and Food Science Technicians:
About May 2020 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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
