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Numbers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations in California

Occupation group

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
Year Number
2004 171,350
2005 169,800
2006 182,060
2007 189,150
2008 189,450
2009 182,010
2010 177,220
2011 181,700
2012 197,140
2013 203,210
2014 210,630
2015 208,690
2016 215,270
2017 223,300
2018 227,340
2019 233,980

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Year Number
2004 4,590
2005 5,780
2006 5,990
2007 6,580
2008 6,110
2009 5,910
2010 5,840
2011 5,390
2012 5,810
2013 5,050
2014 5,120
2015 4,920
2016 5,430
2017 6,130
2018 6,790
2019 7,450

Agricultural Inspectors
Year Number
2004 2,150
2005 1,790
2006 1,930
2007 1,790
2008 1,680
2009 1,470
2010 1,640
2011 1,600
2012 1,880
2013 1,830
2014 1,830
2015 2,690
2016 2,710
2017 2,480
2018 1,930
2019 2,090

Animal Breeders
Year Number
2006 80
2007 90
2008 110
2009 60
2010 130
2011 120
2012 180
2013 140
2014 120
2015 150
2016 170
2017 220
2018 250
2019 160

Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Year Number
2004 12,180
2005 9,430
2006 10,600
2007 9,230
2008 9,060
2009 10,310
2010 10,570
2011 13,160
2012 12,690
2013 12,850
2014 9,790
2015 8,870
2016 9,780
2017 10,680
2018 9,680
2019 8,310

Agricultural Equipment Operators
Year Number
2004 7,010
2005 6,640
2006 5,860
2007 6,980
2008 6,640
2009 6,010
2010 5,520
2011 4,470
2012 5,400
2013 5,860
2014 7,050
2015 7,200
2016 7,430
2017 6,540
2018 5,740
2019 6,880

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
Year Number
2004 132,370
2005 135,200
2006 146,220
2007 152,560
2008 154,830
2009 149,850
2010 145,060
2011 149,680
2012 164,310
2013 171,160
2014 180,040
2015 178,130
2016 182,570
2017 189,930
2018 194,850
2019 201,440

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
Year Number
2004 6,680
2005 5,880
2006 5,790
2007 5,250
2008 4,200
2009 3,790
2010 3,030
2011 2,420
2012 2,460
2013 2,760
2014 2,840
2015 2,620
2016 2,630
2017 2,310
2018 2,510
2019 2,410

Agricultural Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,470
2005 2,250
2006 2,350
2007 2,430
2008 2,270
2009 1,650
2010 1,600
2011 1,160
2012 740
2013 460
2014 640
2015 740
2016 990
2017 1,420
2018 1,790
2019 1,550

Fishing and Hunting Workers
Year Number
2004 100
2005 50
2006 50
2013 0
2014 70
2015 90

Forest and Conservation Workers
Year Number
2004 2,020
2005 1,330
2006 1,300
2007 2,090
2008 2,310
2009 1,500
2010 2,720
2011 2,690
2012 2,530
2013 1,700
2014 1,710
2015 1,910
2016 2,130
2017 1,780
2018 2,140
2019 2,000

Fallers
Year Number
2004 480
2005 320
2006 280
2007 250
2008 300
2009 320
2010 240
2011 280
2012 230
2013 300
2014 220
2015 210
2016 230
2017 300
2018 300
2019 330

Logging Equipment Operators
Year Number
2004 1,240
2005 980
2006 930
2007 1,140
2008 1,150
2009 800
2010 730
2011 650
2012 820
2013 960
2014 1,060
2015 960
2016 1,200
2017 1,220
2018 1,210
2019 1,090

Log Graders and Scalers
Year Number
2004 60
2005 150
2006 140
2007 190
2008 150
2009 100
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2017 140
2018 150
2019 180

Logging Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 540
2007 570
2008 640
2009 240
2010 140
2011 80
2012 90
2013 140
2014 140
2015 200
2017 150
2018 0
2019 90