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Farmworkers in North Dakota
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- Farmworkers in North Dakota earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
How Many Farmworkers Work in North Dakota?
In North Dakota, there were 140 people working as Farmworkers in the year 2018.
There were 120 Farmworkers employed in this state in 2017.
That’s growth of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 560 Farmworkers working in it, which means North Dakota has fewer Farmworkers than average.
Job Projections for North Dakota
Jobs for Farmworkers in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, which is better than what is projected nationwide which is a decrease of 3.8%.
North Dakota Annual Job Openings
The BLS estimates there will be 120 annual job openings, and 800 total jobs in 2026 for Farmworkers in this state.
Nationwide, the prediction is 38,600 annual jobs and 258,000 total jobs in 2026.
What do Farmworkers Make in North Dakota?
In 2018 wages for Farmworkers ranged from $20,310 to $39,620 with $25,300 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.77 to $19.05. The median hourly rate was $12.16.
Workers in this field were paid a median of $13.36 an hour in 2017.
The hourly rate declined by $1.20.
The median salary in North Dakota is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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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 |
Related Careers in North Dakota
You may also be interested in the following careers:
Occupation | North Dakota Employment Total |
---|---|
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 230 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators | 150 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
More about our data sources and methodologies.