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| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
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What they do
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Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, 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; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.
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Wages
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| Vermont - 2020 |
| Percentile1 | Hourly | Yearly |
| 10% |
$ 11.87 |
$24,700 |
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$ 13.48 |
$28,040 |
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$ 16.90 |
$35,150 |
| 75% |
$ 19.79 |
$41,160 |
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$ 27.90 |
$58,030 |
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$ 17.87 |
$37,170 |
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Industries of Employment
| United States - 2018 |
| Industry | Percent of total |
| 80% |
- Support activities for agriculture and forestry
| 5% |
- Animal production and aquaculture
| 3% |
- Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
| 3% |
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers
| 2% |
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Other Resources
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Projected Employment
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| Vermont |
| 2018 employment |
1,154 |
| 2028 employment |
1,321 |
Annual percent change
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1.4% |
Annual projected job openings
(due to change and separations) |
219 |
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Education and Experience:
- Typical education needed for entry
No formal educational credential
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- Work experience in a related occupation
None
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- Typical on-the-job training needed to attain competency
Short-term on-the-job training
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