Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in Maryland

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

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

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

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

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

There were approximately 1,060 workers employed as Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in this state in 2018.

There were 920 Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 140 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Maryland

Jobs for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in this state are growing at a rate of 6.9% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 1.1%.

Maryland Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 350 annual job openings, and 2,310 total jobs in 2026 for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in this state.

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 Maryland?

In 2018 wages for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers ranged from $20,090 to $51,900 with $28,600 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.66 to $24.95. The median hourly rate was $13.75.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $13.38 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.37.

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

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Top Maryland 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
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,660	$31,370
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	930	$31,480
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	440	$27,300
Salisbury, MD-DE	100	$30,660
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	70	$23,740

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

The table below shows the states 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

Related Careers in Maryland

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	Maryland Employment Total
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	450
Agricultural Equipment Operators	40

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.