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Agricultural Equipment Operators in Ohio

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1.9% Jobs Projection

$36,400 Median Salary

170 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Agricultural Equipment Operators in Ohio are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for Agricultural Equipment Operators in Ohio is growing slower than average.
Agricultural Equipment Operators in Ohio earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Agricultural Equipment Operators Work in Ohio?

470 people worked as Agricultural Equipment Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 240 Agricultural Equipment Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 230 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 395 Agricultural Equipment Operators working in it, which means Ohio has more Agricultural Equipment Operators than average.

Job Projections for Ohio

Jobs for Agricultural Equipment Operators in this state are growing at a rate of 1.9% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.5%.

Ohio Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 170 annual job openings, and a total of 1,090 jobs for Ohio Agricultural Equipment Operators in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 10,200 annual jobs and 67,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Agricultural Equipment Operators Make in Ohio?

In 2018 wages for Agricultural Equipment Operators ranged from $26,660 to $49,370 with $36,400 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.82 to $23.73. The median hourly rate was $17.5.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $17.21 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.29.

The median salary in Ohio is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top States for Agricultural Equipment Operators Employment

View the list below to see where most Agricultural Equipment Operators work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	5,740	$30,100
Texas	2,720	$26,140
Iowa	1,590	$35,430
Illinois	1,330	$35,350
Florida	1,310	$27,840
Kansas	1,130	$33,180
Georgia	990	$27,360
Washington	940	$33,020
Nebraska	870	$36,760
Indiana	840	$35,050
Missouri	730	$31,000
North Carolina	680	$25,530
Wisconsin	680	$35,700
Minnesota	550	$35,560
Arkansas	500	$21,710
Ohio	470	$36,400
Pennsylvania	450	$36,960
Tennessee	400	$35,330
Oklahoma	390	$26,330
Idaho	360	$32,240

Below are the states where Agricultural Equipment Operators get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Michigan	$38,620
New York	$38,220
North Dakota	$37,450
Pennsylvania	$36,960
Nebraska	$36,760
Ohio	$36,400
Wisconsin	$35,700
Minnesota	$35,560
Iowa	$35,430
Illinois	$35,350

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Occupation	Ohio Employment Total
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	2,060
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	980

References

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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