Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092) in Connecticut

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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092) in Connecticut

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State of Connecticut (1Q 2023)
All Industry
Estimated Employment		540
Mean wage		$18.50
Entry wage		$14.68
10th percentile wage		$14.54
50th percentile wage		$17.79
90th percentile wage		$22.82

Top Employing Industries
Industry	Employment / Percent
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	190	36.2%
Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	120	22.5%
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	80	15.1%
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	40	6.9%

Best Paying Industries
Industry	Employment / Median Wage
Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	120	$19.06
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	80	$18.50
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	40	$17.78
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	190	$16.48

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092)

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. Excludes Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products" (45-2041) and Forest, Conservation, and Logging Workers" (45-4011 through 45-4029).


Median Wage History
Year	This Occupation		Compared to Occupational Group		Difference
Current	$17.79		$18.05		-$0.26
2022	$17.22	+3.3%	$17.47	+3.3%	-$0.25
2021	$16.51	+4.3%	$16.75	+4.3%	-$0.24
2020	$15.93	+3.7%	$16.16	+3.7%	-$0.23
2019	$15.54	+2.5%	$15.77	+2.5%	-$0.22
2018	$15.12	+2.8%	$15.34	+2.8%	-$0.22
2017	$14.72	+2.7%	$14.93	+2.7%	-$0.21
2016	$14.34	+2.6%	$14.55	+2.6%	-$0.20
2015	$13.94	+2.9%	$14.14	+2.9%	-$0.20
2014	$13.67	+2.0%	$13.86	+2.0%	-$0.19
Year	This Occupation		Compared to All Occupations		Difference
Current	$17.79		$25.76		-$7.97
2022	$17.22	+3.3%	$24.90	+3.4%	-$7.68
2021	$16.51	+4.3%	$23.56	+5.7%	-$7.05
2020	$15.93	+3.7%	$22.76	+3.5%	-$6.82
2019	$15.54	+2.5%	$22.11	+2.9%	-$6.57
2018	$15.12	+2.8%	$21.46	+3.0%	-$6.34
2017	$14.72	+2.7%	$20.85	+2.9%	-$6.13
2016	$14.34	+2.6%	$20.37	+2.4%	-$6.02
2015	$13.94	+2.9%	$19.85	+2.6%	-$5.90
2014	$13.67	+2.0%	$19.43	+2.2%	-$5.76

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2023

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.


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