45 Series · SOC 45-2093
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $36,670
- Median / year
- +1.4%
- 2024→2025
- $54,080
- Top 10% earn
- -5%
- Growth '24–'34
- 32,810
- Estimated US jobs
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals earn a median of $36,670 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $36,670, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $27,360 (10th percentile) to $54,080 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 32,810 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Alaska ($50,450).
The pay verdict
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals earn a median of $36,670, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 6% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Farming, Fishing, and Forestry, it ranks #11 of 13 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 5% by 2034.
- $36,670
- Median annual wage
- Top 94%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #11 of 13
- in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
- 2.0×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Alaska at $50,450. Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals moved from $27,830 in May 2019 to $36,670 in May 2025 (+31.8%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals sits +7.3 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (SOC 45-2093) has a national median of $36,670 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $27,360 to $54,080, and the published mean is $39,260. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 32,810 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 49 state or territory areas and 210 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $36,150 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $36,670 in May 2025, a rise of $520 (+1.4%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as declining relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 31,200 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns No formal educational credential as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as short-term on-the-job training. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Alaska pays the highest state median at $50,450, which is +38% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Salinas, CA at $62,540. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$36,670
per year
Median Hourly
$17.63/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$39,260
average
Employment
32,810
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$36,670 Bottom 6% higher than 6% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 (this entry) | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$36,670 · 6th percentile of 825 US occupations
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 45-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Farmworkers and Labo…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.3%, Median annual wage $35660
- Farmworkers, Farm, R…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5%, Median annual wage $36670
- Agricultural Equipme…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7.7%, Median annual wage $41730
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.5%, Median annual wage $59320
- Graders and Sorters,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.4%, Median annual wage $35730
- Logging Equipment Op…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.4%, Median annual wage $49740
- Agricultural Inspect…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.5%, Median annual wage $49940
- Forest and Conservat…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -4.7%, Median annual wage $43680
- Agricultural Workers…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.3%, Median annual wage $39850
- Fallers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -7.3%, Median annual wage $52100
- Log Graders and Scal…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.7%, Median annual wage $46330
- Logging Workers, All…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -4.7%, Median annual wage $50840
- Animal Breeders: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.4%, Median annual wage $51130
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-5%
Declining
Annual Openings
31,200
per year (projected)
Employment Change
-11,100
224,600 (2024) → 213,400 (2034)
Typical Education
No formal educational credential
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
23.5/100K
Injury Rate
2.2/100
Danger Index
20.6/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.
- ▸ Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures.
- ▸ Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain.
- ▸ Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment.
- ▸ Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions.
- ▸ Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food.
- ▸ Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos.
- ▸ Protect herds from predators, using trained dogs.
- ▸ Order food for animals, and arrange for its delivery.
- ▸ Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $23,750 |
| 2016 | $24,520 |
| 2017 | $25,470 |
| 2018 | $26,560 |
| 2019 | $27,830 |
| 2020 | $29,130 |
| 2021 | $29,630 |
| 2022 | $34,150 |
| 2023 | $35,120 |
| 2024 | $36,150 |
| 2025 | $36,670 |
2015 median
$23,750
2025 median
$36,670
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$8,840 (+31.8%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+4.7%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $23,750 | First banked release | 33,530 |
| May 2016 | $24,520 | +3.2% | 35,670 |
| May 2017 | $25,470 | +3.9% | 35,460 |
| May 2018 | $26,560 | +4.3% | 37,780 |
| May 2019 | $27,830 | Classification break | 36,630 |
| May 2020 | $29,130 | +4.7% | 36,820 |
| May 2021 | $29,630 | +1.7% | 34,140 |
| May 2022 | $34,150 | +15.3% | 33,020 |
| May 2023 | $35,120 | +2.8% | 32,590 |
| May 2024 | $36,150 | +2.9% | 35,420 |
| May 2025 | $36,670 | +1.4% | 32,810 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $23,750 in May 2015 to $36,670 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +4.7% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 36,630 in May 2019 to 32,810 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
Lowest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $50,450 | +38% above national |
| 2 | West Virginia | $48,460 | +32% above national |
| 3 | Hawaii | $47,050 | +28% above national |
| 4 | Minnesota | $46,020 | +25% above national |
| 5 | Washington | $45,370 | +24% above national |
| 6 | Maine | $42,170 | +15% above national |
| 7 | Maryland | $41,760 | +14% above national |
| 8 | Vermont | $40,730 | +11% above national |
| 9 | Idaho | $40,580 | +11% above national |
| 10 | North Dakota | $40,320 | +10% above national |
| 11 | Colorado | $39,740 | +8% above national |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $39,520 | +8% above national |
| 13 | New Jersey | $38,960 | +6% above national |
| 14 | Wyoming | $38,920 | +6% above national |
| 15 | North Carolina | $38,750 | +6% above national |
| 16 | Virginia | $38,670 | +5% above national |
| 17 | California | $38,640 | +5% above national |
| 18 | Massachusetts | $38,280 | +4% above national |
| 19 | Kentucky | $38,030 | +4% above national |
| 20 | South Dakota | $38,000 | +4% above national |
| 21 | Indiana | $37,530 | +2% above national |
| 22 | Mississippi | $37,430 | +2% above national |
| 23 | Nebraska | $37,220 | +1% above national |
| 24 | Kansas | $37,060 | +1% above national |
| 25 | Montana | $37,010 | +1% above national |
| 26 | Delaware | $36,940 | +1% above national |
| 27 | Florida | $36,790 | same as national |
| 28 | Alabama | $36,620 | same as national |
| 29 | Iowa | $36,480 | 1% below national |
| 30 | New Mexico | $36,400 | 1% below national |
| 31 | Oregon | $35,480 | 3% below national |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $35,360 | 4% below national |
| 33 | Arizona | $35,160 | 4% below national |
| 34 | Connecticut | $35,140 | 4% below national |
| 35 | South Carolina | $35,090 | 4% below national |
| 36 | New York | $34,860 | 5% below national |
| 37 | Texas | $33,920 | 7% below national |
| 38 | Illinois | $33,840 | 8% below national |
| 39 | Tennessee | $33,720 | 8% below national |
| 40 | Oklahoma | $33,670 | 8% below national |
| 41 | Utah | $32,970 | 10% below national |
| 42 | Wisconsin | $32,970 | 10% below national |
| 43 | Missouri | $32,950 | 10% below national |
| 44 | Michigan | $32,660 | 11% below national |
| 45 | Louisiana | $31,940 | 13% below national |
| 46 | Nevada | $31,700 | 14% below national |
| 47 | Ohio | $31,200 | 15% below national |
| 48 | Arkansas | $29,340 | 20% below national |
| 49 | Georgia | $28,410 | 23% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salinas, CA | $62,540 | +71% above national |
| 2 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $59,900 | +63% above national |
| 3 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $50,100 | +37% above national |
| 4 | Richmond, VA | $48,880 | +33% above national |
| 5 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $48,870 | +33% above national |
| 6 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $47,950 | +31% above national |
| 7 | Topeka, KS | $47,490 | +30% above national |
| 8 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $47,430 | +29% above national |
| 9 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $46,860 | +28% above national |
| 10 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $46,580 | +27% above national |
| 11 | Boulder, CO | $46,260 | +26% above national |
| 12 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $46,130 | +26% above national |
| 13 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $45,970 | +25% above national |
| 14 | Montgomery, AL | $45,700 | +25% above national |
| 15 | Boise City, ID | $45,670 | +25% above national |
| 16 | St. Cloud, MN | $45,290 | +24% above national |
| 17 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $45,140 | +23% above national |
| 18 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $44,930 | +23% above national |
| 19 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $44,750 | +22% above national |
| 20 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $44,300 | +21% above national |
| 21 | Charlottesville, VA | $43,960 | +20% above national |
| 22 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $43,560 | +19% above national |
| 23 | Bend, OR | $43,220 | +18% above national |
| 24 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $42,910 | +17% above national |
| 25 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $42,590 | +16% above national |
| 26 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $42,390 | +16% above national |
| 27 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $42,370 | +16% above national |
| 28 | Bellingham, WA | $41,770 | +14% above national |
| 29 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $41,570 | +13% above national |
| 30 | Salem, OR | $41,400 | +13% above national |
| 31 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $41,360 | +13% above national |
| 32 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $41,270 | +13% above national |
| 33 | Yakima, WA | $40,660 | +11% above national |
| 34 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $40,320 | +10% above national |
| 35 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $40,180 | +10% above national |
| 36 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $40,120 | +9% above national |
| 37 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $39,810 | +9% above national |
| 38 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $39,330 | +7% above national |
| 39 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $39,310 | +7% above national |
| 40 | Omaha, NE-IA | $39,100 | +7% above national |
| 41 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $38,700 | +6% above national |
| 42 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $38,610 | +5% above national |
| 43 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $38,410 | +5% above national |
| 44 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $38,350 | +5% above national |
| 45 | Lebanon, PA | $38,280 | +4% above national |
| 46 | Madison, WI | $38,270 | +4% above national |
| 47 | Colorado Springs, CO | $38,100 | +4% above national |
| 48 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $37,870 | +3% above national |
| 49 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $37,860 | +3% above national |
| 50 | Reno, NV | $37,740 | +3% above national |
| 51 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $37,720 | +3% above national |
| 52 | State College, PA | $37,540 | +2% above national |
| 53 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $37,460 | +2% above national |
| 54 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $37,420 | +2% above national |
| 55 | Springfield, MO | $37,150 | +1% above national |
| 56 | Birmingham, AL | $37,090 | +1% above national |
| 57 | Manhattan, KS | $37,020 | +1% above national |
| 58 | Billings, MT | $37,010 | +1% above national |
| 59 | Modesto, CA | $36,980 | +1% above national |
| 60 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $36,940 | +1% above national |
| 61 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $36,820 | same as national |
| 62 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $36,820 | same as national |
| 63 | Lancaster, PA | $36,670 | same as national |
| 64 | Missoula, MT | $36,670 | same as national |
| 65 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $36,640 | same as national |
| 66 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $36,470 | 1% below national |
| 67 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $36,400 | 1% below national |
| 68 | Albuquerque, NM | $36,390 | 1% below national |
| 69 | Worcester, MA | $36,290 | 1% below national |
| 70 | Fresno, CA | $36,090 | 2% below national |
| 71 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $35,920 | 2% below national |
| 72 | Merced, CA | $35,900 | 2% below national |
| 73 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $35,850 | 2% below national |
| 74 | Visalia, CA | $35,830 | 2% below national |
| 75 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $35,790 | 2% below national |
| 76 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $35,760 | 2% below national |
| 77 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $35,760 | 2% below national |
| 78 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $35,710 | 3% below national |
| 79 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $35,570 | 3% below national |
| 80 | Greeley, CO | $35,360 | 4% below national |
| 81 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $35,360 | 4% below national |
| 82 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $35,300 | 4% below national |
| 83 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $35,140 | 4% below national |
| 84 | Waco, TX | $35,140 | 4% below national |
| 85 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $35,030 | 4% below national |
| 86 | Grand Junction, CO | $34,940 | 5% below national |
| 87 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $34,880 | 5% below national |
| 88 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $34,480 | 6% below national |
| 89 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $34,320 | 6% below national |
| 90 | Tyler, TX | $34,320 | 6% below national |
| 91 | Columbus, OH | $34,220 | 7% below national |
| 92 | Longview, TX | $34,190 | 7% below national |
| 93 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $33,950 | 7% below national |
| 94 | Ocala, FL | $33,800 | 8% below national |
| 95 | Flagstaff, AZ | $33,720 | 8% below national |
| 96 | Cleveland, OH | $33,540 | 9% below national |
| 97 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $32,950 | 10% below national |
| 98 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $32,870 | 10% below national |
| 99 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $32,670 | 11% below national |
| 100 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $32,120 | 12% below national |
| 101 | Tucson, AZ | $31,670 | 14% below national |
| 102 | Huntsville, AL | $31,360 | 14% below national |
| 103 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $31,200 | 15% below national |
| 104 | Knoxville, TN | $31,200 | 15% below national |
| 105 | Twin Falls, ID | $31,200 | 15% below national |
| 106 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $30,850 | 16% below national |
| 107 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $30,730 | 16% below national |
| 108 | San Angelo, TX | $30,570 | 17% below national |
| 109 | Green Bay, WI | $30,410 | 17% below national |
| 110 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $30,280 | 17% below national |
| 111 | Akron, OH | $30,200 | 18% below national |
| 112 | Amarillo, TX | $30,070 | 18% below national |
| 113 | Toledo, OH | $30,010 | 18% below national |
| 114 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $29,790 | 19% below national |
| 115 | Jefferson City, MO | $29,650 | 19% below national |
| 116 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $29,530 | 19% below national |
| 117 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $29,480 | 20% below national |
| 118 | Pittsburgh, PA | $29,400 | 20% below national |
| 119 | Appleton, WI | $29,380 | 20% below national |
| 120 | Wichita, KS | $29,130 | 21% below national |
| 121 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $28,950 | 21% below national |
| 122 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $28,530 | 22% below national |
| 123 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $28,320 | 23% below national |
| 124 | Wausau, WI | $28,030 | 24% below national |
| 125 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $27,440 | 25% below national |
| 126 | Oklahoma City, OK | $24,140 | 34% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 45 (Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
Agricultural Equipment Operators
SOC 45-2091
Agricultural Inspectors
SOC 45-2011
Agricultural Workers, All Other
SOC 45-2099
Animal Breeders
SOC 45-2021
Fallers
SOC 45-4021
Showing 5 of 12 detailed occupations BLS assigns to this SOC major group.
Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($36,670 here) and reported employment (32,810 jobs here).
Similar median pay
Nearest other detailed occupations by BLS OEWS national median annual wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 1,000 national jobs), distinct from the pay column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.
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What to do with this data
How to use Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals pay figures in a real decision
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