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Job Description


	Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; cleaning, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.

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Job Requirements


	Experience: No previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a general office clerk even if he/she has never worked in an office before.

	Education: These occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate. Some may require a formal training course to obtain a license.

	Training: Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.

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Significant Points


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Agricultural Workers

Duties and working conditions vary widely, from raising plants in greenhouses, to harvesting crops and tending to livestock outdoors, to inspecting agricultural products at border crossings. Farmworkers learn through short-term on-the-job training; agricultural inspectors and animal breeders require work experience or a college degree. Most farmworkers receive low pay and perform strenuous work outdoors in all kinds of weather but many enjoy the rural lifestyle. Employment is projected to decline slightly.
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Top Ten Industries

U.S. National Figures.

Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
Support Activities for Crop Production	185,740
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	16,700
Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores	12,600
Beverage Manufacturing	4,560
Services to Buildings and Dwellings	2,690
Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	2,660
Employment Services	2,510
Florists	1,700
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	1,110
Specialty Food Stores	1,040

Career Video

Title: "Farmworkers, Farm and Ranch Animals"

Duration: 01:50

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Salaries

U.S. National Averages.

Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
Average Annual Salary	$19,280
Average Hourly Wage	$9.27
Total Employment	242,390