Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse by the numbers
- MEDIAN WAGE
- $35,660 /year
- JOB GROWTH 2024–34
- -3.3% (US avg +3.1%)
- US EMPLOYMENT
- 265,500 jobs
- AI HORIZON (THEORETICAL)
- 5 /100
Across all measured AI usage (dataset-wide, not specific to this occupation), about 43% is automation — AI doing a task — while 57% is augmentation, AI assisting a person.
Sources: BLS OEWS May 2025 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–34 · Anthropic Economic Index (CC-BY) · Felten et al. AIOE · Methodology
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Frequently asked questions
Will AI replace Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse?
No data source can answer that with certainty — what we can measure is overlap. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse score 8/100 on observed AI exposure (how much of the job's tasks appear in real AI usage today) and 5/100 on theoretical exposure as tools improve. High exposure historically means tasks get reshaped and redistributed rather than jobs simply disappearing.
How much do Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse earn in the US?
The national median wage for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse is $35,660 per year (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Is the job market for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse growing or shrinking?
BLS projects employment for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse to change by -3.3% between 2024 and 2034 (national average: +3.1%). About 265,500 people held this job in 2024.
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