Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders

Detailed Occupation

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2020 Workforce

751k

Average Age

39.1

Average Salary

$25,367

Average Male Salary

$27,491

Average Female Salary

$18,750

About

Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders are most often employed by the Farming industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders was $25,367 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders by wage are Receptionists & information clerks, Motor vehicle operators, all other, and Bakers.

Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders are part of the Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers, Agricultural inspectors, Graders & sorters, agricultural products, Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders, Fishing and hunting workers, and 2 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders 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 Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders 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 Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders and on wages and locations for those in the field. Farming is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders, by average wage, is Animal food, grain & oilseed milling. Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders are paid most in Worcester County (East Central) PUMA, MA but are relatively concentrated in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA.

Yearly Wage

$25,367

AVERAGE SALARY

± $632

In 2020, Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders earned an average of $25,367, $30,587 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Receptionists & information clerks make somewhat more than Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders while Motor vehicle operators, all other make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.378

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.378, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders (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 Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders, by number of employees, are Farming, Animal production & aquaculture, Support activities for agriculture & forestry, Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores, Landscaping services, Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers, Construction, Employment services, and Building material & supplies dealers.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders, by average wage, are Animal food, grain & oilseed milling, Construction, and Farm supplies merchant wholesalers.

Industries by Share

751k

2020 Workforce

± 21,218

−3.79%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 4.11%

The number of people employed as Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders has been declining at a rate of −3.79%, from 780,240 people in 2019 to 750,693 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders employed by various industries. Farming employs the largest share of Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders at 59.2%, followed by Animal production & aquaculture with 28.1% and Support activities for agriculture & forestry with 6.52%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders in the US. The average age of male Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders in the workforce is 39.3 and of female Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders is 38.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

568k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 18,473

182k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 10,478

75.7% of Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders

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

37.6% of Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 31.7% of Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders.

Age by Sex

39.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.485

38.6

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.821

The median age of Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders is 39.1, and Male employees are generally 0.657 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders is Agriculture but a relatively high number of Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders 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

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders need many skills, but most especially Operation and Control and Operation Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, and Equipment Selection.