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Farmworkers in California

Considering a career as a Farmworker in California?

-1% Jobs Projection
$29,100 Median Salary
2,850 Job Openings

While jobs for Farmworkers in California are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Farmworkers in California is expected to decrease.

  • Farmworkers in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Farmworkers Work in California?

2,510 people worked as Farmworkers in 2018 in this state.

There were 2,310 Farmworkers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 200 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 560 Farmworkers working in it, which means California has more Farmworkers than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Farmworkers in this state are declining at a rate of 0.5% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 2,850 annual job openings, and a total of 19,000 jobs for California Farmworkers in 2026.

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

What do Farmworkers Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Farmworkers ranged from $22,740 to $44,960 with $29,100 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.93 to $21.61. The median hourly rate was $13.99.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $13.02 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.97.

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

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Top California Metros for Farmworkers

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 370 $29,720
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 290 $28,380
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 250 $34,570
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 190 $24,440
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 170 $32,240
Santa Rosa, CA 140 $32,090
Modesto, CA 140 $28,090
Fresno, CA 100 $23,840
Merced, CA 90 $26,090
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 90 $31,010
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 80 $31,460
Visalia-Porterville, CA 70 $29,570
Stockton-Lodi, CA 60 $24,260
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 60 $23,470
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 40 $24,770
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 30 $36,060
Chico, CA 30 $24,070

Top States for Farmworkers Employment

View the list below to see 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

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