Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
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 Workers, All Other;
Agricultural Equipment Operators;
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals;
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse;
Forest and Conservation Workers;
Logging Workers, All Other;
Log Graders and Scalers;
Fallers;
Logging Equipment Operators
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) |
| 432,200 |
1.1 % |
$ 19.22 |
$ 39,970 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.43 |
$ 15.97 |
$ 17.08 |
$ 20.79 |
$ 27.23 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 30,010 |
$ 33,220 |
$ 35,520 |
$ 43,240 |
$ 56,640 |
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 |
226,670 |
67.20 |
$ 17.78 |
$ 36,980 |
| Logging |
25,850 |
58.23 |
$ 26.70 |
$ 55,530 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) |
24,020 |
4.41 |
$ 19.55 |
$ 40,670 |
| Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Retailers |
14,950 |
7.73 |
$ 17.53 |
$ 36,460 |
| Support Activities for Animal Production |
12,780 |
40.09 |
$ 19.10 |
$ 39,740 |
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 |
226,670 |
67.20 |
$ 17.78 |
$ 36,980 |
| Logging |
25,850 |
58.23 |
$ 26.70 |
$ 55,530 |
| Support Activities for Animal Production |
12,780 |
40.09 |
$ 19.10 |
$ 39,740 |
| Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers |
12,170 |
17.27 |
$ 18.34 |
$ 38,140 |
| Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Retailers |
14,950 |
7.73 |
$ 17.53 |
$ 36,460 |
Top paying industries for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations:
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 |
204,930 |
11.42 |
4.01 |
$ 18.55 |
$ 38,590 |
| Florida |
17,730 |
1.85 |
0.65 |
$ 16.58 |
$ 34,490 |
| Washington |
16,850 |
4.82 |
1.69 |
$ 20.99 |
$ 43,660 |
| Texas |
15,210 |
1.12 |
0.39 |
$ 18.30 |
$ 38,060 |
| Oregon |
14,980 |
7.71 |
2.71 |
$ 20.62 |
$ 42,890 |
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 |
204,930 |
11.42 |
4.01 |
$ 18.55 |
$ 38,590 |
| Oregon |
14,980 |
7.71 |
2.71 |
$ 20.62 |
$ 42,890 |
| Idaho |
5,410 |
6.58 |
2.31 |
$ 20.65 |
$ 42,950 |
| Washington |
16,850 |
4.82 |
1.69 |
$ 20.99 |
$ 43,660 |
| Montana |
2,110 |
4.20 |
1.48 |
$ 20.93 |
$ 43,530 |
Top paying states for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations:
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 |
39,670 |
120.11 |
42.20 |
$ 16.88 |
$ 35,110 |
| Salinas, CA |
27,600 |
152.13 |
53.45 |
$ 18.85 |
$ 39,210 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA |
23,120 |
137.01 |
48.14 |
$ 17.77 |
$ 36,950 |
| Fresno, CA |
21,170 |
51.79 |
18.20 |
$ 17.43 |
$ 36,250 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
13,560 |
67.02 |
23.55 |
$ 18.55 |
$ 38,590 |
| Madera, CA |
7,980 |
155.12 |
54.50 |
$ 17.16 |
$ 35,690 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
6,720 |
4.05 |
1.42 |
$ 18.56 |
$ 38,600 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
6,710 |
2.46 |
0.87 |
$ 16.04 |
$ 33,370 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
5,550 |
0.90 |
0.32 |
$ 22.11 |
$ 45,980 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA |
5,370 |
17.01 |
5.98 |
$ 18.16 |
$ 37,770 |
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) |
| Madera, CA |
7,980 |
155.12 |
54.50 |
$ 17.16 |
$ 35,690 |
| Salinas, CA |
27,600 |
152.13 |
53.45 |
$ 18.85 |
$ 39,210 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA |
23,120 |
137.01 |
48.14 |
$ 17.77 |
$ 36,950 |
| Bakersfield, CA |
39,670 |
120.11 |
42.20 |
$ 16.88 |
$ 35,110 |
| El Centro, CA |
4,430 |
70.48 |
24.76 |
$ 19.24 |
$ 40,010 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
13,560 |
67.02 |
23.55 |
$ 18.55 |
$ 38,590 |
| Merced, CA |
5,140 |
65.77 |
23.11 |
$ 17.98 |
$ 37,400 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA |
2,650 |
57.95 |
20.36 |
$ 18.13 |
$ 37,720 |
| Yuma, AZ |
3,760 |
56.55 |
19.87 |
$ 16.52 |
$ 34,350 |
| Napa, CA |
4,040 |
51.97 |
18.26 |
$ 22.11 |
$ 45,990 |
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 |
450 |
10.92 |
3.84 |
$ 30.69 |
$ 63,820 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA |
100 |
3.52 |
1.24 |
$ 28.75 |
$ 59,810 |
| Brunswick, GA |
130 |
2.86 |
1.00 |
$ 26.94 |
$ 56,030 |
| Corvallis, OR |
190 |
5.05 |
1.77 |
$ 26.76 |
$ 55,670 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 26.12 |
$ 54,330 |
| Olympia-Tumwater, WA |
370 |
3.00 |
1.05 |
$ 25.86 |
$ 53,790 |
| Eugene, OR |
780 |
5.01 |
1.76 |
$ 25.83 |
$ 53,720 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA |
480 |
1.89 |
0.67 |
$ 25.42 |
$ 52,880 |
| Rome, GA |
70 |
1.78 |
0.63 |
$ 25.19 |
$ 52,390 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA |
260 |
5.27 |
1.85 |
$ 25.00 |
$ 52,010 |
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) |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area |
3,440 |
33.13 |
11.64 |
$ 18.96 |
$ 39,450 |
| Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area |
2,550 |
34.80 |
12.23 |
$ 16.50 |
$ 34,320 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area |
2,380 |
23.45 |
8.24 |
$ 22.11 |
$ 46,000 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area |
2,220 |
5.71 |
2.01 |
$ 19.35 |
$ 40,250 |
| North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area |
2,070 |
19.61 |
6.89 |
$ 22.37 |
$ 46,530 |
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 Oregon nonmetropolitan area |
2,550 |
34.80 |
12.23 |
$ 16.50 |
$ 34,320 |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area |
3,440 |
33.13 |
11.64 |
$ 18.96 |
$ 39,450 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area |
2,380 |
23.45 |
8.24 |
$ 22.11 |
$ 46,000 |
| North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area |
2,070 |
19.61 |
6.89 |
$ 22.37 |
$ 46,530 |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area |
1,050 |
15.74 |
5.53 |
$ 24.01 |
$ 49,940 |
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations:
About May 2023 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 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
