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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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 Equipment Operators; Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse; Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals; Agricultural Workers, All Other; Forest and Conservation Workers; Fallers; Logging Equipment Operators; Log Graders and Scalers; Logging Workers, All Other


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)
478,770 1.2 % $ 16.02 $ 33,310 0.4 %

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

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 11.58 $ 13.02 $ 14.27 $ 17.28 $ 23.53
Annual Wage (2) $ 24,090 $ 27,070 $ 29,670 $ 35,950 $ 48,950


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 274,920 78.46 $ 14.83 $ 30,840
Logging 29,140 61.01 $ 22.65 $ 47,110
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) 21,710 4.05 $ 16.19 $ 33,670
Support Activities for Animal Production 15,640 49.23 $ 16.10 $ 33,500
Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores 12,630 7.65 $ 15.07 $ 31,350

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 274,920 78.46 $ 14.83 $ 30,840
Logging 29,140 61.01 $ 22.65 $ 47,110
Support Activities for Animal Production 15,640 49.23 $ 16.10 $ 33,500
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers 12,320 17.91 $ 14.85 $ 30,900
Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores 12,630 7.65 $ 15.07 $ 31,350

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

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 50 0.01 $ 29.24 $ 60,830
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 40 0.04 $ 26.21 $ 54,520
Nonscheduled Air Transportation 50 0.10 $ 24.30 $ 50,550
Land Subdivision 80 0.23 $ 22.97 $ 47,770
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 5,230 0.25 $ 22.79 $ 47,410


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.





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 230,420 14.02 4.07 $ 15.22 $ 31,650
Washington 24,300 7.61 2.21 $ 17.78 $ 36,980
Texas 23,300 1.92 0.56 $ 14.79 $ 30,750
Florida 16,450 1.95 0.57 $ 15.22 $ 31,660
Oregon 14,350 7.94 2.31 $ 17.49 $ 36,380




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 230,420 14.02 4.07 $ 15.22 $ 31,650
Idaho 5,730 7.97 2.32 $ 16.19 $ 33,670
Oregon 14,350 7.94 2.31 $ 17.49 $ 36,380
Washington 24,300 7.61 2.21 $ 17.78 $ 36,980
Arkansas 5,560 4.72 1.37 $ 17.01 $ 35,390




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)
Alaska 550 1.85 0.54 $ 24.31 $ 50,560
District of Columbia 260 0.39 0.11 $ 23.37 $ 48,620
Hawaii 1,490 2.60 0.76 $ 20.70 $ 43,060
Maine 1,660 2.88 0.84 $ 19.99 $ 41,570
Vermont 750 2.67 0.78 $ 19.35 $ 40,250





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 40,130 131.41 38.18 $ 14.09 $ 29,310
Salinas, CA 35,350 206.16 59.90 $ 15.92 $ 33,110
Fresno, CA 26,590 70.67 20.53 $ 14.28 $ 29,700
Visalia-Porterville, CA 23,080 155.29 45.12 $ 14.67 $ 30,510
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 10,960 60.02 17.44 $ 14.90 $ 31,000
Stockton-Lodi, CA 9,870 39.81 11.57 $ 15.08 $ 31,360
Madera, CA 7,710 167.75 48.74 $ 14.29 $ 29,720
Modesto, CA 7,630 42.51 12.35 $ 14.88 $ 30,960
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 7,610 5.11 1.48 $ 15.14 $ 31,480
Yuma, AZ 7,160 118.12 34.32 $ 14.78 $ 30,740




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 35,350 206.16 59.90 $ 15.92 $ 33,110
Madera, CA 7,710 167.75 48.74 $ 14.29 $ 29,720
Visalia-Porterville, CA 23,080 155.29 45.12 $ 14.67 $ 30,510
Bakersfield, CA 40,130 131.41 38.18 $ 14.09 $ 29,310
Yuma, AZ 7,160 118.12 34.32 $ 14.78 $ 30,740
El Centro, CA 6,270 109.26 31.74 $ 15.66 $ 32,570
Wenatchee, WA 3,740 82.96 24.10 $ 15.78 $ 32,830
Merced, CA 5,770 80.79 23.47 $ 15.04 $ 31,280
Yakima, WA 6,900 76.47 22.22 $ 15.83 $ 32,920
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 3,200 74.88 21.76 $ 14.84 $ 30,860




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 460 12.61 3.66 $ 27.48 $ 57,150
Flagstaff, AZ 80 1.32 0.38 $ 26.06 $ 54,200
Anchorage, AK 190 1.16 0.34 $ 24.63 $ 51,240
Redding, CA 390 6.07 1.76 $ 23.76 $ 49,430
Ithaca, NY 140 2.94 0.85 $ 23.50 $ 48,870
Lewiston, ID-WA 190 7.21 2.10 $ 23.39 $ 48,660
Bend-Redmond, OR 160 2.01 0.58 $ 23.33 $ 48,530
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 410 1.77 0.51 $ 23.20 $ 48,270
Panama City, FL 40 0.54 0.16 $ 23.10 $ 48,050
Williamsport, PA 40 0.93 0.27 $ 23.03 $ 47,890

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)
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 3,800 39.14 11.37 $ 16.91 $ 35,170
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 3,760 40.66 11.81 $ 18.23 $ 37,910
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 2,940 15.29 4.44 $ 13.29 $ 27,630
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 2,680 14.47 4.20 $ 16.82 $ 34,990
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 2,600 6.87 2.00 $ 16.59 $ 34,510

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 3,760 40.66 11.81 $ 18.23 $ 37,910
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 3,800 39.14 11.37 $ 16.91 $ 35,170
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 2,560 37.38 10.86 $ 14.61 $ 30,380
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 2,440 24.91 7.24 $ 18.73 $ 38,960
South Florida nonmetropolitan area 1,730 23.56 6.85 $ 13.53 $ 28,150

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)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $ 26.86 $ 55,880
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 1,500 12.72 3.69 $ 25.82 $ 53,700
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 280 3.01 0.87 $ 23.75 $ 49,390
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 350 3.09 0.90 $ 23.03 $ 47,900
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 1,270 17.03 4.95 $ 23.01 $ 47,860


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 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