Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops.

Salary Breakdown

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Average

$30,380

ANNUAL

$14.60

HOURLY

Entry Level

$21,390

ANNUAL

$10.29

HOURLY

Mid Level

$29,530

ANNUAL

$14.20

HOURLY

Expert Level

$43,780

ANNUAL

$21.05

HOURLY


Projected Jobs

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

10,050

Projected job openings through 2030


Top Expected Tasks

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse


Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Common knowledge, skills & abilities needed to get a foot in the door.

KNOWLEDGE

Biology

KNOWLEDGE

Food Production

KNOWLEDGE

Mechanical

KNOWLEDGE

Administration and Management

KNOWLEDGE

Chemistry

SKILL

Operations Monitoring

SKILL

Speaking

SKILL

Active Listening

SKILL

Critical Thinking

SKILL

Monitoring

ABILITY

Trunk Strength

ABILITY

Arm-Hand Steadiness

ABILITY

Control Precision

ABILITY

Extent Flexibility

ABILITY

Manual Dexterity


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