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Numbers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations in Iowa

Occupation group

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
Year Number
2004 5,510
2005 4,200
2006 4,230
2007 4,580
2008 5,620
2009 6,000
2010 5,520
2011 5,550
2012 5,380
2013 5,570
2014 5,430
2015 5,370
2016 5,280
2017 4,990
2018 5,630
2019 5,430

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Year Number
2004 290
2005 230
2006 280
2007 330
2008 380
2009 390
2010 330
2011 360
2012 300
2013 350
2014 330
2015 270
2016 210
2017 180
2018 230
2019 250

Agricultural Inspectors
Year Number
2004 260
2005 290
2006 500
2007 500
2008 520
2009 580
2010 470
2011 420
2012 340
2013 330
2014 310
2015 410
2016 380
2017 390
2018 370
2019 370

Animal Breeders
Year Number
2004 30
2006 0
2007 0
2008 170
2009 170
2010 140
2011 0
2012 140
2013 60
2014 0
2015 40
2016 100
2017 130
2018 160
2019 60

Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Year Number
2004 710
2005 320
2006 320
2007 200
2008 410
2009 520
2010 500
2011 360
2012 230
2013 270
2014 210
2015 270
2016 250
2017 270
2018 210
2019 130

Agricultural Equipment Operators
Year Number
2004 620
2005 610
2006 940
2007 1,070
2008 1,430
2009 1,200
2010 1,510
2011 1,960
2012 2,140
2013 2,070
2014 1,990
2015 2,000
2016 1,800
2017 1,390
2018 1,590
2019 1,580

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
Year Number
2004 1,580
2005 870
2006 640
2007 650
2008 600
2009 650
2010 610
2011 650
2012 1,060
2013 990
2014 950
2015 560
2016 680
2017 850
2018 1,330
2019 1,430

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
Year Number
2004 1,590
2005 1,360
2006 940
2007 870
2008 940
2009 1,470
2010 1,260
2011 1,270
2012 760
2013 1,050
2014 1,060
2015 1,130
2016 1,210
2017 1,180
2018 1,160
2019 1,130

Agricultural Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 150
2005 310
2006 430
2007 810
2008 990
2009 830
2010 620
2011 350
2012 230
2013 290
2014 440
2015 550
2016 450
2017 440
2018 430
2019 310

Forest and Conservation Workers
Year Number
2004 240
2005 210
2006 180
2007 150
2008 180
2009 190
2010 80
2011 180
2012 180
2013 160
2014 140
2015 140
2016 160
2017 160
2018 150
2019 90

Logging Equipment Operators
Year Number
2004 40
2016 40
2019 40

Log Graders and Scalers
Year Number
2019 40