Agriculture Workers


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Agriculture Workers

Agriculture Workers - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

  • Commercial farms
  • Agriculture worker supply services

Outlook

Demand for farm and ranch workers is expected to decline. Technological advances in farm machinery have produced machines that plant and harvest fields. Farms that have these machines need fewer workers to operate them. As more small farms are sold to large farming companies, machines will be used more.

Job openings will become available as current workers leave this career for various reasons. Some employment for farm and ranch workers is seasonal. Job prospects will be best for those who speak English and Spanish.

Farm and Ranch Workers (CIS 100313)

Location Employment & Growth >>>> Annual openings



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Illinois
12,372
Large
&
0.5%
8.2%
>>>>
1,949
High
  Champaign Area
677
Very large
&
0.9%
5.2%
>>>>
108
High
  Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area
918
Very large
&
-0.8%
2.9%
>>>>
141
Very High
  Cook County
1,605
Medium
&
-1.3%
9.2%
>>>>
248
Moderate
  Decatur Area
99
Medium
&
1.0%
3.8%
>>>>
16
Few
  DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area
731
Large
&
3.1%
10.3%
>>>>
120
Moderate
  Du Page County
496
Medium
&
4.0%
8.8%
>>>>
81
Few
  Edwardsville Area
289
Large
&
1.0%
12.4%
>>>>
45
Few
  Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area
572
Very large
&
-1.0%
-0.2%
>>>>
88
Very High
  Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area
190
Medium
&
0.5%
6.0%
>>>>
30
Few
  Lake County
357
Medium
&
0.0%
11.7%
>>>>
57
Few
  McHenry County
337
Large
&
-1.8%
7.6%
>>>>
52
Moderate
  Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area
324
Large
&
0.6%
4.4%
>>>>
52
Moderate
  Northwest Illinois Area
1,023
Very large
&
0.3%
4.3%
>>>>
159
Very High
  Peoria-Bloomington Area
1,125
Very large
&
-0.5%
4.5%
>>>>
175
High
  Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area
965
Very large
&
0.6%
3.5%
>>>>
153
Very High
  Rock Island-Moline Area
293
Large
&
-0.3%
5.6%
>>>>
46
Moderate
  Rockford Area
531
Large
&
0.6%
6.6%
>>>>
84
Moderate
  Shawnee National Forest Area
554
Very large
&
-1.3%
1.1%
>>>>
84
High
  Springfield Area
475
Large
&
-1.1%
4.6%
>>>>
74
High
  St Louis-Belleville Area
548
Large
&
0.2%
0.9%
>>>>
86
High
  Vermilion County
184
Large
&
-1.6%
-0.5%
>>>>
28
Moderate
  Will County
362
Medium
&
11.9%
14.9%
>>>>
64
Few
United States
786,900
Very large
&
-2.1%
2.8%
>>>>
113,000
Very High
Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.