Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining

Industry Sector

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Workforce Population

2.22M

2021

Average Employee Age

42.3

2021

Estimated Job Growth

1.83%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$56,798

2021

Average Male Salary

$61,173

2021

Average Female Salary

$41,291

2021

About

The top three occupations in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector are miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders, farmers, ranchers, & other agricultural managers, and driver/sales workers & truck drivers. On average, full-time employees in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector work 49 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $61,418. Part-time employees in the same industry work 20.8 hours and earn an average annual salary of $20,685.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector are Selma, Kerman & Coalinga Cities PUMA, CA, Delano, Wasco & Shafter Cities PUMA, CA, and Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA.

The workforce of Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector in 2021 was 2,220,968 people, with 22% woman, and 78% men.

In 2021, 75.2% of the workforce in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector was White (1,670,383 people), of which 21.2% were women and 78.8% men.

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector.

The workforce in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector was 2,220,968 people and is concentrated in California (372,917 workers). The average annual salary was $56,798, being $2,798 less than the national average salary, which was $59,596.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Mining, Logging, and Construction industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

3.88%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 8.27M people employed in the Mining, Logging, and Construction industry. This represents a 3.88% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Mining, Logging, and Construction over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2021 were California (373k), Texas (339k), and Washington (85.5k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2021, Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector had an average annual wage of $56,798, $2,798 less than the average national salary of $59,596.

The graph shows the position of Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.474

WAGE GINI

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining has a wage GINI of 0.474, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector.

Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders are the most common position with 686,583 workers, but the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector employs a relatively high number of Farmers, ranchers, & other agricultural managers and Driver/sales workers & truck drivers.

The highest average salary in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining goes to Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector according to occupations. In 2021, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders (686,583 people), farmers, ranchers, & other agricultural managers (268,103 people), and driver/sales workers & truck drivers (85,649 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$61,173

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$1,257

$41,291

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$1,834

On average, Male workers in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector make 1.48 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector.

The Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting Industry.

Texas and California stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector.

Industrial Flow

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector is Manufacturing.

In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

Intermediate Inputs

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Use of Output by Other Industries

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Manufacturing Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2016

Texas
20,758
California
9,132
Oklahoma
6,462

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Median Earnings

States with the highest median earnings in 2021

Alaska
$86,374
Nevada
$76,365
Wyoming
$65,800

The charts shows the median earnings of the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining industry by state and the annual evolution of the median earnings of the industry compared to the national level.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Industry Sector in the US.

Of the total workforce, 22% corresponds to women and 78% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $61,173 and $41,291.

63.6% of workers have a high school or equivalent, some college or bachelors degree.

Gender and Age

488,746

Women

22%

1,732,222

Men

78%

The workforce of Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining industry in 2021 was 2,220,968 people, with 22% woman, and 78% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining industry.

Races

In 2021, 75.2% of the workforce in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining industry was White (1,670,383 people), of which 21.2% were women and 78.8% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other and Two or More Races.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining workers in 2021 were high school or equivalent (713,528 people), some college (380,887 people), and bachelors degree (317,916 people).

The chart shows the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 7.66% in the next ten years. The Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 1.83%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (25.9%) is higher than the projected national growth in output (24.2%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting.

1.83%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

7.66%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting. This industry is expected to grow less than than 7.66%, the average rate of national job growth.

Output Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting.

25.9%

Estimate Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting industry.