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Farmworkers in Arizona

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11.7% Jobs Projection

$28,460 Median Salary

1,560 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Farmworkers in Arizona are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for Farmworkers in Arizona is growing faster than average.
Farmworkers in Arizona earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Farmworkers Work in Arizona?

In Arizona, there were 410 people working as Farmworkers in the year 2018.

There were 180 Farmworkers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 230 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 560 Farmworkers working in it, which means Arizona has fewer Farmworkers than average.

Job Projections for Arizona

Jobs for Farmworkers in this state are growing at a rate of 11.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -3.8%.

Arizona Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 1,560 annual Farmworkers job openings in Arizona, and 10,210 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 38,600 annual jobs and 258,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Farmworkers Make in Arizona?

In 2018 wages for Farmworkers ranged from $22,370 to $42,560 with $28,460 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.76 to $20.46. The median hourly rate was $13.68.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $13.62 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.06.

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

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Top Arizona Metros for Farmworkers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Farmworkers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	180	$27,490
Tucson, AZ	80	$29,510

Top States for Farmworkers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Farmworkers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	5,630	$22,540
California	2,510	$29,100
Kentucky	1,980	$25,240
Pennsylvania	1,640	$26,140
Nebraska	1,260	$28,900
Colorado	1,170	$27,560
Wisconsin	1,170	$28,190
Missouri	1,160	$28,080
Iowa	1,160	$32,230
Alabama	1,140	$27,140
Oklahoma	1,130	$21,880
Florida	1,020	$25,660
North Carolina	1,010	$26,350
Idaho	980	$24,480
Ohio	980	$28,580
Kansas	930	$26,390
Arkansas	920	$24,710
Washington	890	$33,090
Minnesota	880	$27,090
Indiana	650	$24,710

Below are the states where Farmworkers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Washington	$33,090
Louisiana	$32,330
Iowa	$32,230
New Hampshire	$31,990
Mississippi	$31,720
Massachusetts	$31,060
Delaware	$30,780
Hawaii	$30,100
South Carolina	$29,780
Nevada	$29,440

Discover similar careers:

Occupation	Arizona Employment Total
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	10,290

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