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Agricultural Workers

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Earnings

Median hourly earnings in May 2004 for each of the occupations found in this statement are as follows:

Agricultural inspectors $14.92
Animal breeders 13.55
Agricultural workers, all other 10.15
Agricultural equipment operators 8.88
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 8.31
Graders and sorters, agricultural products 7.90
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 7.70

Few agricultural workers are members of unions.

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Area and Industry employment and wages
Agricultural inspectors: (Area) (Industry)
Animal breeders: (Area) (Industry)
Graders and sorters, agricultural products: (Area) (Industry)
Agricultural equipment operators: (Area) (Industry)
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse: (Area) (Industry)
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals: (Area) (Industry)
Agricultural workers, all other: (Area) (Industry)
Also see Agricultural workers in the 2004-05 Occupational Outlook Handbook
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