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Agricultural Workers, All Other
All agricultural workers not listed separately.
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 | 14,000
| | 2014 Expected Employment | 14,000 |
| Change (Percent) | N/A (
4.3) |
| Total Openings | N/A |
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