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Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in South Carolina

Want to work in South Carolina as a Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworker and Laborer? Read this first!

-13% Jobs Projection
$24,390 Median Salary
1,850 Job Openings

While jobs for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in South Carolina are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in South Carolina is expected to decrease.

  • Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in South Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers Work in South Carolina?

In 2018, there were 1,280 Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers working in the state.

There were 1,120 Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 160 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,020 Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers working in it, which means South Carolina has more Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers than average.

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Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers in this state are declining at a rate of 12.8% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 1.1%.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 1,850 annual Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers job openings in South Carolina, and 12,560 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 76,800 annual jobs and 509,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers Make in South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers ranged from $17,420 to $44,840 with $24,390 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.38 to $21.56. The median hourly rate was $11.72.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $12.08 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.36.

The median salary in South Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top South Carolina Metros for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 480 $29,280
Columbia, SC 250 $20,470
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 200 $32,040
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 130 $26,080
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 110 $23,790
Spartanburg, SC 80 $38,580
Florence, SC 60 $22,940

Top States for Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers Employment

View the list below to see where most Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 194,850 $24,240
Washington 11,100 $27,560
Florida 10,670 $22,210
Arizona 10,290 $23,100
Oregon 5,750 $24,900
Texas 4,540 $21,170
Colorado 3,840 $29,850
Georgia 3,200 $21,400
New York 3,040 $29,910
North Carolina 2,650 $23,040
Michigan 2,650 $23,470
Pennsylvania 2,510 $26,930
New Jersey 2,400 $24,870
Idaho 2,350 $22,600
Ohio 2,060 $23,200
Illinois 2,030 $27,250
New Mexico 1,670 $19,090
Louisiana 1,520 $23,990
Wisconsin 1,450 $23,720
Iowa 1,330 $28,080

Below are the states where Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers and Laborers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $38,850
Wyoming $32,890
Vermont $32,360
Massachusetts $31,310
Oklahoma $30,540
Hawaii $30,420
New York $29,910
Colorado $29,850
Nebraska $29,820
Minnesota $29,520

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