Vocational Index

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Farming, fishing & forestry

14 careers in farming, fishing & forestry.

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CareerMedian yearly payAll workers · May 2025Projected growth2025–35Openings per yearprojected, 2025–35Typical education to start
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse No bachelor's needed $35,660 -2.4% 72,500 No formal educational credential
Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals No bachelor's needed $36,670 -3.2% 26,600 No formal educational credential
Agricultural equipment operators No bachelor's needed $41,730 +8.6% 10,100 No formal educational credential
First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers Strong outlook No bachelor's needed $59,320 +3.8% 7,200 High school diploma or equivalent
Graders and sorters, agricultural products No bachelor's needed $35,730 -3.4% 5,800 No formal educational credential
Logging equipment operators No bachelor's needed $49,740 -3.8% 3,700 High school diploma or equivalent
Fishing and hunting workers No bachelor's needed — -4.2% 3,300 No formal educational credential
Agricultural inspectors $49,940 +2.3% 2,500 Bachelor's degree
Forest and conservation workers No bachelor's needed $43,680 -1.5% 2,200 High school diploma or equivalent
Agricultural workers, all other No bachelor's needed $39,850 +3.8% 1,300 No formal educational credential
Animal breeders No bachelor's needed $51,130 +3.0% 1,000 High school diploma or equivalent
Log graders and scalers No bachelor's needed $46,330 -2.2% 600 High school diploma or equivalent
Fallers No bachelor's needed $52,100 -9.9% 500 High school diploma or equivalent
Logging workers, all other No bachelor's needed $50,840 -7.6% 300 High school diploma or equivalent

Median yearly pay is from May 2025, for all workers at every experience level: half earn more, half less. Growth and openings are BLS projections for 2025 to 2035; openings include jobs that come open as people retire or change careers.