Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in Arkansas

Considering a career as a Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworker and Laborer in Arkansas?

You’re in luck! Jobs for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in Arkansas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in Arkansas is growing faster than average.

• Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in Arkansas earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers Work in Arkansas?

In Arkansas, there were 610 people working as Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in the year 2018.

There were 1,020 Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 410 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,020 Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers working in it, which means Arkansas has fewer Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers than average.

Job Projections for Arkansas

Jobs for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in this state are growing at a rate of 10.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 1.1%.

Arkansas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 1,180 annual job openings, and a total of 7,710 jobs for Arkansas Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 76,800 annual jobs and 509,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers Make in Arkansas?

In 2018 wages for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers ranged from $18,350 to $28,210 with $20,180 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.82 to $13.56. The median hourly rate was $9.7.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $10.52 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.82.

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

Top Arkansas Metros for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	160	$22,760
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	70	$24,810

Top States for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers Employment

View the list below to see where most Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	194,850	$24,240
Washington	11,100	$27,560
Florida	10,670	$22,210
Arizona	10,290	$23,100
Oregon	5,750	$24,900
Texas	4,540	$21,170
Colorado	3,840	$29,850
Georgia	3,200	$21,400
New York	3,040	$29,910
North Carolina	2,650	$23,040
Michigan	2,650	$23,470
Pennsylvania	2,510	$26,930
New Jersey	2,400	$24,870
Idaho	2,350	$22,600
Ohio	2,060	$23,200
Illinois	2,030	$27,250
New Mexico	1,670	$19,090
Louisiana	1,520	$23,990
Wisconsin	1,450	$23,720
Iowa	1,330	$28,080

Below are the states where Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$38,850
Wyoming	$32,890
Vermont	$32,360
Massachusetts	$31,310
Oklahoma	$30,540
Hawaii	$30,420
New York	$29,910
Colorado	$29,850
Nebraska	$29,820
Minnesota	$29,520

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References

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

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