Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in Iowa

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

While jobs for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in Iowa are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in Iowa is expected to decrease.

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

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

In Iowa, there were 1,330 people working as Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in the year 2018.

There were 850 Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 480 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Iowa

Jobs for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in this state are declining at a rate of 1.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 1.1%.

Iowa Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 340 annual Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers job openings in Iowa, and 2,290 total jobs in the year 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 Iowa?

In 2018 wages for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers ranged from $18,150 to $47,780 with $28,080 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.73 to $22.97. The median hourly rate was $13.5.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $12.86 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.64.

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

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Top Iowa 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
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	120	$22,690
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	90	$28,320
Cedar Rapids, IA	70	$29,080

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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Occupation	Iowa Employment Total
Agricultural Equipment Operators	1,590
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	1,160

References

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

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