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US INDUSTRY SECTOR · 11

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting

Agricultural production, forestry, fishing and related activities. Explore employers and comparable pay within this sector.

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143employers in this sector
232offered-wage filings
0supported pay cohorts
0published total-pay cohorts

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Farming, Fishing, and Forestry

Agricultural Equipment Operators

Drive and control equipment to support agricultural activities such as tilling soil; planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops; feeding and herding livestock; or removing animal waste. May perform tasks such as crop baling or hay bucking. May operate stationary equipment to perform post-harvest tasks such as husking, shelling, threshing, and ginning.

National median annual wage$41,730Across industries · May 2025
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Farming, Fishing, and Forestry

Agricultural Inspectors

Inspect agricultural commodities, processing equipment, and facilities, and fish and logging operations, to ensure compliance with regulations and laws governing health, quality, and safety.

National median annual wage$49,940Across industries · May 2025
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Farming, Fishing, and Forestry

Agricultural Workers, All Other

All agricultural workers not listed separately.

National median annual wage$39,850Across industries · May 2025
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Farming, Fishing, and Forestry

Animal Breeders

Select and breed animals according to their genealogy, characteristics, and offspring. May require knowledge of artificial insemination techniques and equipment use. May involve keeping records on heats, birth intervals, or pedigree.

National median annual wage$51,130Across industries · May 2025
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Farming, Fishing, and Forestry

Fallers

Use axes or chainsaws to fell trees using knowledge of tree characteristics and cutting techniques to control direction of fall and minimize tree damage.

National median annual wage$52,100Across industries · May 2025
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Farming, Fishing, and Forestry

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.

National median annual wage$35,660Across industries · May 2025
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