$29,310($14.09/hr)
No formal educational credential
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Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and laborers maintain the quality of crops by operating machinery and doing physical labor under the supervision of farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers.
$35,480 ($17.06/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders operate or tend machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. This category includes cannery workers who pack food products.
$35,360 ($17.00/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Machine Feeders and Offbearers feed materials into or remove materials from machines or equipment that is automatic or tended by other workers.
$45,900 ($22.07/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians, also called mechanics, inspect, maintain, and repair vehicles and machinery used in construction, farming, rail transportation, and other industries.
$37,840 ($18.19/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Agricultural Equipment Operators drive and control farm equipment to till soil and to plant, cultivate, and harvest crops.
$41,700 ($20.05/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, and tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment, filter presses, shaker screens, centrifuges, condenser tubes, precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks, scrubbing towers, or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. This category includes dairy processing equipment operators.
$44,720 ($21.50/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Extraction Workers Helpers support extraction craft workers, such as earth drillers, blasters and explosives workers, derrick operators, and mining machine operators, by performing duties requiring less skill. Their duties include supplying equipment and cleaning their work area.
$38,760 ($18.64/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators mix or apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides through sprays, dusts, vapors, soil incorporation, or chemical application on trees, shrubs, lawns, or botanical crops. They usually need specific training and State or Federal certification.
$38,390 ($18.46/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Tree trimmers and pruners use climbing and rigging techniques to cut away dead or excess branches to maintain the right-of-way for roads, sidewalks, or utilities. They also work to improve the health, appearance, and value of trees.
$38,070 ($18.30/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend machines to crush, grind, or polish materials, such as coal, glass, grain, stone, food, or rubber.
$58,880 ($28.31/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
Less than 5 years
First-line supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry workers directly supervise and coordinate the activities of agricultural, forestry, aquacultural, and related workers.
$38,440 ($18.48/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Set Up, Operate, or Tend Machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.
$90,000 ($43.27/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
5 years or more
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers run establishments that produce crops, livestock, and dairy products.
$41,600 ($20.00/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Fallers use axes or chainsaws to fell trees using their knowledge of tree characteristics and cutting techniques to control the direction of the fall and minimize tree damage.
$48,500 ($23.32/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.
