Drive and control farm equipment to till soil and to plant, cultivate, and harvest crops. May perform tasks, such as crop baling or hay bucking. May operate stationary equipment to perform post-harvest tasks, such as husking, shelling, threshing, and ginning.
Significant Points
- Duties and working conditions vary widely, from raising plants in greenhouses, to harvesting crops and tending to livestock outdoors, to inspecting agricultural products at border crossings.
- Farmworkers learn through short-term on-the-job training; agricultural inspectors and animal breeders require work experience or a college degree.
- Most farmworkers receive low pay and perform strenuous work outdoors in all kinds of weather but many enjoy the rural lifestyle.
- Employment is projected to decline slightly.
National Outlook
| 2004 Total Employment | 59,000 |
| 2014 Expected Employment | 59,000 |
| Change (Percent) | N/A ( -0.1) |
| Total Openings | N/A |