Agricultural Workers, All Other
The published band from $27,760 to $76,940 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers.
Same-major-group titles next to Agricultural Workers, All Other: First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers ($59K) , Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse ($36K) , Logging Equipment Operators ($50K) , Forest and Conservation Workers ($44K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.
Highest-pay states for Agricultural Workers, All Other
State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.
- 1. Iowa $40,130
- 2. Kentucky $39,970
- 3. California $53,090
- 4. Washington $43,930
- 5. Montana $42,130
- 6. Arizona $43,350
- 7. Ohio $43,540
- 8. Texas $39,570
- 9. Hawaii $46,650
- 10. North Carolina $43,790
Other Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations careers next to Agricultural Workers, All Other
Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.
- 1. Logging Equipment Operators $49,740
- 2. Forest and Conservation Workers $43,680
- 3. Logging Workers, All Other $50,840
- 4. Fallers $52,100
- 5. Agricultural Equipment Operators $41,730
- 6. First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers $59,320
- 7. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $35,660
- 8. Log Graders and Scalers $46,330
- 9. Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals $36,670
- 10. Animal Breeders $51,130
- 11. Agricultural Inspectors $49,940
- 12. Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products $35,730
Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments
The OEWS band for Agricultural Workers, All Other runs from $27,760 (10th) to $76,940 (90th), about 2.8× wide, with median $39,850. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.
Employment Projections expect +2% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). About 1,500 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns No formal educational credential as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.
Highest published state median in this ranking: Iowa at $40,130. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers at $59,320. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.
Agricultural Workers, All Other pay-rank #10 in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
On the Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations median table (13 detailed occupations with OEWS medians), Agricultural Workers, All Other lands at #10, in the lower third. That rank is a table position, not a statement about individual workers.
Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.
Agricultural Workers, All Other: pay spread is wide, and location matters
The 10th-to-90th percentile spread for Agricultural Workers, All Other is unusually wide, so the state map and peer comparison carry more signal than the median alone.
Agricultural Workers, All Other salary map
State, metro, and percentile for SOC 45-2099
Iowa · top state for Agricultural Workers, All Other
$40K published median
Kentucky · #2 state pay
$40K · behind Iowa
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Highest-pay peer vs Agricultural Workers, All Other · $59K
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
Lower-pay peer beside Agricultural Workers, All Other · $36K
Compare Agricultural Workers, All Other
Head-to-head OEWS medians with another SOC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025
Federal sources on this Agricultural Workers, All Other card
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 45-2099. bls.gov/oes
- O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Agricultural Workers, All Other. onetcenter.org
- BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
- IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics