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Highest Paying Industries for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

The top 100 highest paying industries for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $33,490, state government, excluding schools and hospitals (oes designation) is the highest paying industry for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse. It is followed by sugar and confectionery product manufacturing industry (average annual salary $31,820). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$33,490	$24,060	300
2	Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	$31,820	$19,990	40
3	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$29,570	$24,440	110
4	Utilities	$29,570	$24,440	110
5	State government, including schools and hospitals	$29,350	$18,410	970
6	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$29,230	$17,640	2,100
7	Federal, State, and Local Government	$29,230	$17,640	2,100
8	Health and Personal Care Stores	$28,850	$22,260	500
9	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$28,700	$18,100	100
10	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$28,500	$17,660	2,820
11	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$27,740	$17,510	1,780
12	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$27,680	$17,940	640
13	Educational Services - State government owned	$27,560	$17,920	660
14	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$27,550	$17,730	800
15	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$27,530	$17,480	1,840
16	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$27,350	$18,470	70
17	Educational Services	$27,090	$17,520	940
18	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$27,050	$19,220	350
19	Scientific Research and Development Services	$27,050	$19,220	350
20	Support Activities for Animal Production	$26,880	$17,990	310
21	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$26,790	$17,200	150
22	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$26,730	$18,220	560
23	Oil and Gas Extraction	$26,710	$17,390	n/a
24	Mining	$26,650	$17,470	n/a
25	Educational Services - Privately owned	$25,920	$17,050	230
26	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$25,900	$18,000	720
27	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$25,460	$17,750	1,200
28	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$25,420	$17,180	350
29	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$25,370	$17,310	30
30	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$25,270	$16,780	170
31	Social Advocacy Organizations	$25,230	$18,190	260
32	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$25,190	$17,310	50
33	Testing Laboratories	$25,010	$17,460	30
34	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$24,960	$18,130	190
35	Warehousing and Storage	$24,890	$18,190	40
36	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$24,590	$17,700	310
37	RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps	$24,260	$19,290	n/a
38	Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores	$24,170	$17,900	40
39	Food Manufacturing	$23,870	$17,650	550
40	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$23,450	$17,200	80
41	Beverage Manufacturing	$23,330	$18,260	5,040
42	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$23,330	$18,260	5,040
43	Manufacturing	$23,320	$18,150	5,760
44	Other Support Services	$23,310	$20,120	n/a
45	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$23,110	$17,190	150
46	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$22,990	$17,040	930
47	Direct Selling Establishments	$22,950	$17,130	80
48	Accommodation	$22,940	$18,130	70
49	Consumer Goods Rental	$22,830	$19,700	n/a
50	Rental and Leasing Services	$22,830	$19,700	n/a
51	Landscaping Services	$22,790	$16,910	2,330
52	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$22,790	$16,910	2,330
53	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$22,610	$20,100	n/a
54	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$22,140	$18,070	80
55	Other Food Manufacturing	$22,070	$17,520	140
56	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$22,010	$18,400	450
57	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$21,940	$19,480	n/a
58	Temporary Help Services	$21,930	$17,850	n/a
59	Administrative and Support Services	$21,920	$17,280	n/a
60	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$21,920	$17,280	n/a
61	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$21,870	$16,890	410
62	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$21,860	$16,880	410
63	Specialty Trade Contractors	$21,750	$18,260	270
64	Construction	$21,750	$17,970	300
65	Educational Services - Local government owned	$21,620	$16,980	50
66	Animal Food Manufacturing	$21,560	$17,010	120
67	Real Estate	$21,550	$18,160	320
68	Transportation and Warehousing	$21,490	$17,390	270
69	Employment Services	$21,480	$17,480	n/a
70	Grocery Stores	$21,480	$17,440	60
71	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$21,390	$16,580	n/a
72	Lessors of Real Estate	$21,370	$18,180	290
73	Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores	$21,310	$17,010	11,630
74	Retail Trade	$21,310	$17,030	15,140
75	Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	$21,270	$17,010	11,730
76	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$21,230	$16,970	12,750
77	Wholesale Trade	$21,180	$16,990	15,860
78	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$21,150	$16,990	15,680
79	Nonstore Retailers	$21,080	$17,290	420
80	Truck Transportation	$21,050	$17,120	200
81	Florists	$21,000	$16,980	750
82	Specialized Freight Trucking	$20,980	$17,210	170
83	Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$20,930	$17,000	760
84	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$20,590	$17,340	340
85	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$20,340	$17,160	1,830
86	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$19,940	$16,370	n/a
87	Food and Beverage Stores	$19,700	$16,990	1,610
88	Logging	$19,620	$16,950	70
89	Forestry and Logging	$19,620	$16,950	70
90	Accommodation and Food Services	$19,610	$17,520	290
91	Specialty Food Stores	$19,560	$16,960	1,510
92	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$19,340	$16,530	150
93	Educational Support Services	$19,300	$16,350	40
94	Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	$19,290	$16,260	n/a
95	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$19,240	$16,330	n/a
96	Food Services and Drinking Places	$19,170	$17,440	n/a
97	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$19,130	$16,610	70
98	Health Care and Social Assistance	$19,130	$17,340	860
99	Full-Service Restaurants	$19,000	$17,410	n/a
100	Restaurants and Other Eating Places	$19,000	$17,410	n/a