Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in Illinois

Want to work in Illinois as a Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworker and Laborer? Read this first!

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

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

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

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

In Illinois, there were 2,030 people working as Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in the year 2018.

There were 1,620 Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth 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 Illinois has more Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers than average.

Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in this state are growing at a rate of 0.9% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 1.1%.

Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 1,190 annual job openings, and a total of 7,910 jobs for Illinois 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 Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers ranged from $19,320 to $41,370 with $27,250 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.29 to $19.89. The median hourly rate was $13.1.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $13 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.10.

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

Top Illinois 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	980	$26,910
St. Louis, MO-IL	190	$22,490
Kankakee, IL	80	$22,130

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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