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Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations in Washington, 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 Washington. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.

The group’s own figures in Washington

MeasureValue
Occupation group code45-0000
Employment16,610
Jobs per 1,0004.693
Location quotient1.64
Mean annual wage$45,800
Median annual wage$38,100
Mean hourly wage$22.02
Median hourly wage$18.32
10th percentile annual wage$34,230
25th percentile annual wage$34,860
75th percentile annual wage$50,170
90th percentile annual wage$70,280

Detailed occupations in this group in Washington

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Washington, 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 Washington.

OccupationEmploymentMedian annual wageMean annual wage10th percentile annual wage90th percentile annual wageMedian hourly wage
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse7,280$37,090$40,310$34,190$51,270$17.83
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products3,780$34,860$35,950$34,140$38,670$16.76
Logging Equipment Operators1,150$74,400$72,120$58,690$81,960$35.77
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers1,140$60,930$64,780$40,520$92,140$29.3
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals960$43,540$45,770$35,050$61,350$20.93
Agricultural Equipment Operators860$39,980$43,950$37,140$56,500$19.22
Agricultural Inspectors620$62,560$63,770$39,660$88,940$30.08
Logging Workers, All Other240$66,850$70,680$52,340$78,700$32.14
Forest and Conservation Workers200$43,480$45,090$38,480$59,990$20.9
Log Graders and Scalers190$59,670$62,070$50,680$71,050$28.69
Fallers150$76,220$85,350$64,320$112,340$36.65
Agricultural Workers, All Other40$55,960$58,120$40,890$82,160$26.91

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=53&OCC_CODE=45-0000. the group row is AREA 53 / OCC_CODE 45-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 53 / 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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