Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092)
Occupation description: Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities. Excludes Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products (45-2041) and Forest, Conservation, and Logging Workers (45-4011 through 45-4029).
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Employment and Job Openings
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| Employment | Average annual openings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 estimate | 2028 projection | Percent change | Labor force exits | Occupation transfers | Total | |
| Alaska | 563 | 972 | 72.6 | 30 | 95 | 166 |
| United States | 532,300 | 542,700 | 0.0 | 21,300 | 66,400 | 88,800 |
Job outlook
- Alaska: Alaska’s employment growth is robust with very high employment opportunities. Read more.
2019 Wages
| Mean Wage | Wage by Percentile | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | |
| United States | 13.36 | 11.06 | 11.50 | 12.23 | 14.32 | 17.75 |
| Alaska | 15.54 | 11.48 | 12.93 | 14.68 | 17.29 | 20.90 |
| Anchorage/Mat-Su Area | 16.87 | 12.20 | 13.77 | 16.11 | 18.55 | 22.76 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | 14.31 | 10.64 | 11.42 | 13.03 | 15.63 | 19.90 |
| Balance of State | 14.39 | 12.79 | 13.37 | 14.33 | 15.25 | 16.75 |
