COLLEGE COMPASS -- Occupational Overview

Farm workers

Plant, cultivate, harvest, and store crops; tend livestock and poultry; operate and maintain farm machinery; and maintain structures. May haul livestock and produce to market or terminal shipping point.

1992 employment: 849,000 Projected 1992-2005 employment change: Expected to decline


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