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Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in South Dakota

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

1.6% Jobs Projection

$28,730 Median Salary

280 Job Openings

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

Projected employment for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in South Dakota is growing slower than average.
Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in South Dakota earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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

In South Dakota, there were 80 people working as Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in the year 2018.

There were 70 Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for South Dakota

Jobs for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in this state are growing at a rate of 1.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 1.1%.

South Dakota Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 280 annual Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers job openings in South Dakota, and 1,850 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 South Dakota?

In 2018 wages for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers ranged from $20,750 to $37,160 with $28,730 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.98 to $17.87. The median hourly rate was $13.81.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $12.5 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.31.

The median salary in South Dakota is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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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

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Occupation	South Dakota Employment Total
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	130
Agricultural Equipment Operators	90

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