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Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations in Arizona, May 2024

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. BLS sorts every occupation into one of 22 major groups; this is the Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations group in Arizona. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.

The group’s own figures in Arizona

MeasureValue
Occupation group code45-0000
Employment8,610
Jobs per 1,0002.694
Location quotient0.94
Mean annual wage$38,720
Median annual wage$34,260
Mean hourly wage$18.61
Median hourly wage$16.47
10th percentile annual wage$30,880
25th percentile annual wage$33,720
75th percentile annual wage$37,470
90th percentile annual wage$49,540

Detailed occupations in this group in Arizona

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Arizona, sorted by employment. Rows where BLS publishes no employment estimate (**) come last. Click a column heading to sort. A cell that reads “not published annually” or “not published hourly” means BLS publishes that row on the other basis only. A cell showing * or # is BLS’s own footnote symbol, explained below the table. Each row is that occupation’s own BLS record for Arizona.

OccupationEmploymentMedian annual wageMean annual wage10th percentile annual wage90th percentile annual wageMedian hourly wage
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse5,720$34,180$35,650$30,880$39,350$16.43
Agricultural Equipment Operators1,020$34,270$37,140$31,760$46,370$16.48
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers590$70,910$68,310$46,510$84,720$34.09
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals510$37,470$40,190$31,200$52,640$18.02
Agricultural Inspectors170$44,100$46,160$37,440$55,780$21.2
Logging Equipment Operators40$50,870$53,810$40,890$72,490$24.46
Agricultural Workers, All Other**$40,890$41,900$37,410$48,530$19.66

Symbols (BLS wording, workbook sheet Field Descriptions sheet): ** indicates that an employment estimate is not available · * indicates that a wage estimate is not available · # indicates a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year. A wage shown as a symbol is not zero and not a blank: BLS publishes no number there.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. Record: state_M2024_dl.xlsx!AREA=04&OCC_CODE=45-0000. the group row is AREA 04 / OCC_CODE 45-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 04 / OCC_CODE 45-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.

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