Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in New Mexico

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

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

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

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

In New Mexico, there were 1,670 people working as Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in the year 2018.

There were 1,430 Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 240 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in this state are declining at a rate of 2.6% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 1.1%.

New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 720 annual job openings, and a total of 4,820 jobs for New Mexico 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 New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers ranged from $16,600 to $30,210 with $19,090 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $7.98 to $14.53. The median hourly rate was $9.18.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $9.72 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.54.

The median salary in New Mexico is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Mexico 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
Las Cruces, NM	800	$19,370
Albuquerque, NM	330	$20,490

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 New Mexico

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	New Mexico Employment Total
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	430
Agricultural Equipment Operators	230

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.