Careers · Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse · California
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse in California
Farmworkers and laborers in crop, nursery, and greenhouse settings manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, and field crops. They use hand tools like shovels, hoes, pruning shears, and knives to perform tasks including tilling soil, applying fertilizers, weeding, and thinning plants In California the median pay is $35,580 a year, 0% above the national median of $35,660.
$35,580median pay in California, per year
$34,490–$37,630middle half earn
172,260employed in California
$35,660U.S. median, for comparison
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What it takes
Preparation: Some preparation (usually high school; some on-the-job training). Most hold a high school diploma.
Skills that matter most
SpeakingOperations MonitoringActive ListeningReading ComprehensionWritingCritical ThinkingMonitoringSocial Perceptiveness
Knowledge areas
Food ProductionBiologyMechanicalAdministration and ManagementChemistryMathematics (knowledge)
Full profile, interests that fit, certifications and training: Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse.
Licenses and training in California
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse pay in other states
Wyoming · $55,180South Dakota · $42,260Montana · $41,390Illinois · $41,050New York · $40,930Nebraska · $39,530Washington · $39,170Maine · $39,060Michigan · $38,680Maryland · $38,420
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Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
O*NET-SOC 45-2092.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, California, annual.