Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations

Minor Occupation Group

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2022 Workforce
913k
Average Age
40.1
Average Salary
$32,690
Average Male Salary
$35,498
Average Female Salary
$24,381

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Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations are most often employed by the Farming industry. The average yearly wage for Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations was $32,690 in 2022.

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations workforce. Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations workforce in 2022 was 913,337 people, of which 25.3% were women and 74.7% were men. Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations are paid most in Los Angeles County (East Central)--West Covina City PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Fresno County (West)--Selma, Kerman & Coalinga Cities PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
682,659
Male Workforce
± 20.2k
230,678
Female Workforce
± 11.8k

The Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations workforce in 2022 was 913,337 people (25.3% women and 74.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of −9.9% between 2014 (1,013,721) and 2022 (913,337).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Rhode Island ($58,119), Maine ($51,284), and Alaska ($45,217).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$32,690
AVERAGE WAGE
#13 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations earned an average of $32,690, $31,993 less than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.388
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.388, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations and on wages for those in the field. Farming is the industry that employs the most Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations, by average wage, is National security & international affairs ($85,356).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
913k
2022 Workforce
± 23,393
−2.29%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 3.69%

This graphic shows the share of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations employed by various industries. Farming employs the largest share of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations at 63.7%, followed by Animal production & aquaculture with 27.8% and Support activities for agriculture & forestry with 8.47%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations in the US. The workforce of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations in 2022 was 913,337 people, with 25.3% woman, and 74.7% men. The average age of male Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations in the workforce is 40.4 and of female Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations is 39.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations in 2022 was 913,337 people, with 25.3% woman, and 74.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (107,907 people), 25 to 29 years (105,065  people), and 35 to 39 years (100,024 people). Among them they concentrated 34.3% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 52.6% of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations workers were Hispanic and 47.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (92.4%), Guatemalan (3.9)%, and Puerto Rican (3.72)%

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Races

In 2022, 58.8% of the Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations workforce were White, of which 23.3% were women and 76.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (20.5%) and Two or More Races (13.5%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations is Agriculture but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Agriculture.

Among the necessary skills for Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations, Coordination stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations need more than the average amount of Repairing.

Majors

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Degree

The most common majors achieved by Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Agriculture (18,128 people), Business (10,876 people), and Biology (5,602 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations workers were High School or Equivalent (283,246 people), Secondary Education (183,521 people), and Primary Education (157,124 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations need many skills, but most especially Coordination, Critical Thinking, Speaking.

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