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Farmworkers in West Virginia
Considering a career as a Farmworker in West Virginia?
While jobs for Farmworkers in West Virginia are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.
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Employment for Farmworkers in West Virginia is expected to decrease.
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Farmworkers in West Virginia earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
How Many Farmworkers Work in West Virginia?
In West Virginia, there were 200 people working as Farmworkers in the year 2018.
There were 260 Farmworkers employed in this state in 2017.
That’s a decline of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 560 Farmworkers working in it, which means West Virginia has fewer Farmworkers than average.
Job Projections for West Virginia
Jobs for Farmworkers in this state are declining at a rate of 7.5% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -3.8%.
West Virginia Annual Job Openings
The BLS is projecting 270 annual Farmworkers job openings in West Virginia, and 1,850 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 West Virginia?
In 2018 wages for Farmworkers ranged from $20,720 to $43,980 with $27,870 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.96 to $21.14. The median hourly rate was $13.4.
Workers in this field were paid a median of $10.82 an hour in 2017.
The hourly rate grew by $2.58.
The median salary in West Virginia is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top West Virginia Metros for Farmworkers
The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Farmworkers.
Metro | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 390 | $35,190 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 30 | $30,610 |
Top States for Farmworkers Employment
View the list below to see where most Farmworkers work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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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 |
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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 West Virginia
You may also be interested in the following careers:
Occupation | West Virginia Employment Total |
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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 210 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
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