Farm Labor Contractors
Recruit and hire seasonal or temporary agricultural laborers. May transport, house, and provide meals for workers.
What it pays
Farm Labor Contractors earn a median of $28.11/hr — about $58,500 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $14.87/hr; the top 10% earn $40.41/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
Farm Labor Contractors earn a median of $28.11/hr — about $58,500 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $14.87/hr; the top 10% earn $40.41/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
What you'd actually do
- Pay wages of contracted farm laborers.
- Provide food, drinking water, and field sanitation facilities to contracted workers.
- Recruit and hire agricultural workers.
- Employ foremen to deal directly with workers when recruiting, hiring, instructing, assigning tasks, and enforcing work rules.
- Supervise the work of contracted employees.
- Furnish tools for employee use.
How you get there
Typical entry-level education: Less than high school. Overall preparation: some preparation (Job Zone 2 of 5).
The feel of the work
Much of the work happens outdoors; time pressure is a real part of the job; it rewards working independently. (Compared against the other 818 careers in the guide.)
Working for yourself
About 0% of farm labor contractors are self-employed.
Who it tends to fit
This work tends to fit people who are take-charge, hands-on and organized and detail-focused.
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Quick questions
- How much does a farm labor contractor make?
- The median pay is $28.11 per hour — roughly $58,500 a year, with the real range running from about $14.87/hr (10th percentile) to $40.41/hr (90th percentile). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Do you need a degree to be a farm labor contractor?
- The typical entry-level education is: Less than high school. Overall preparation level: some preparation (Job Zone 2 of 5).
- What does a farm labor contractor actually do all day?
- Pay wages of contracted farm laborers. Provide food, drinking water, and field sanitation facilities to contracted workers. Recruit and hire agricultural workers.
Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Tasks & interests: O*NET. Career pathways shown in the app are draft archetypes — verify before relying on them. Trailhead is a free career guide for students — honest numbers, no hype.
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Trailhead is operated by FLEXVermont LLC. It is intended for high-school students age 13 and older, and the educators and families who support them, and is not directed to children under 13. Trailhead is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It does not offer professional, financial, or career advice, and its wage figures and pathways are estimates that may not fit your situation — they should not be relied on as the sole basis for any decision.