OES Data

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Farm Labor Contractors

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
13-1074 Farm Labor Contractors
Recruit and hire seasonal or temporary agricultural laborers. May transport, house, and provide meals for workers.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1)

Employment
RSE (3)

Mean hourly
wage

Mean annual
wage (2)

Wage RSE (3)

780

31.3 %

$23.50

$48,890

11.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile

10%

25%

50%
(Median)

75%

90%

Hourly Wage

$8.96

$10.26

$17.15

$30.60

$46.02

Annual Wage (2)

$18,650

$21,330

$35,660

$63,650

$95,720

Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment
in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry

Employment
(1)

Percent of
industry
employment

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

Support Activities for Crop Production

720

0.21

$23.49

$48,860

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry

Employment
(1)

Percent of
industry
employment

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

Support Activities for Crop Production

720

0.21

$23.49

$48,860

Industry

Employment
(1)

Percent of
industry
employment

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

Support Activities for Crop Production

720

0.21

$23.49

$48,860

Top paying industries for this occupation:

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Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all
areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

California

290

0.02

3.19

$27.63

$57,470

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States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

California

290

0.02

3.19

$27.63

$57,470

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Top paying States for this occupation:

State

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

California

290

0.02

3.19

$27.63

$57,470

Florida

(8)

(8)

(8)

$11.51

$23,950

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Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

Salinas, CA

40

0.25

46.20

$29.37

$61,090

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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

Salinas, CA

40

0.25

46.20

$29.37

$61,090

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Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

Salinas, CA

40

0.25

46.20

$29.37

$61,090

Bakersfield, CA

(8)

(8)

(8)

$25.64

$53,340

About May 2017 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and
all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the
downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile
wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about
percentile wages.

(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do
not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for
those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
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(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more
precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location
quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one
indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OES estimates and related information:
May 2017 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2017 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2017 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2017 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2017 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 30, 2018

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