Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations

Minor Occupation Group

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2020 Workforce

950k

Average Age

39.9

Average Salary

$28,164

Average Male Salary

$30,640

Average Female Salary

$20,734

About

Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations are most often employed by the Farming industry. The average yearly wage for Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations was $28,164 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations by wage are Healthcare Support Occupations, Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations, and Transportation & Material Moving Occupations.

Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations are part of the Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations, along with Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations, Construction & Extraction Occupations, and Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations are Delano, Wasco & Shafter Cities PUMA, CA, Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA, and Salinas City PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations are Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA, Selma, Kerman & Coalinga Cities PUMA, CA, and Santa Maria City & Orcutt PUMA, CA.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations and on wages and locations for those in the field. Farming is the industry that employs the most Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations, by average wage, is Justice, public order, & safety activities . Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations are paid most in Bainbridge Island City & Silverdale PUMA, WA but are relatively concentrated in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA.

Yearly Wage

$28,164

AVERAGE SALARY

± $681

In 2020, Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations earned an average of $28,164, $27,790 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Transportation & Material Moving Occupations make somewhat more than Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations while Healthcare Support Occupations make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.404

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.404, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations, by number of employees, are Farming, Animal production & aquaculture, Support activities for agriculture & forestry, Logging, Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers, Fishing, hunting & trapping, Landscaping services, Administration of economic programs & space research, Forestry except logging, Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores, and Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations, by average wage, are Justice, public order, & safety activities , National security & international affairs, and Sporting goods, and hobby & toy stores .

Industries by Share

950k

2020 Workforce

± 23,856

−3.41%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.64%

The number of people employed as Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations has been declining at a rate of −3.41%, from 983,777 people in 2019 to 950,225 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations employed by various industries. Farming employs the largest share of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations at 51.1%, followed by Animal production & aquaculture with 23.5% and Support activities for agriculture & forestry with 6.71%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations in the US. The average age of male Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations in the workforce is 40 and of female Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations is 39.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

713k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 20,677

238k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 11,956

75% of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Other (Hispanic)

40.6% of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 29.2% of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations.

Age by Sex

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.432

39.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.714

The median age of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations is 39.9, and Male employees are generally 0.348 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations is Agriculture but a relatively high number of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations hold a major in Agriculture.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations need many skills, but most especially Quality Control Analysis, Monitoring, and Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, and Equipment Selection.