Numbers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations in South Carolina

Occupation group

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Year Number
2004 4,480
2005 4,240
2006 4,670
2007 5,030
2008 4,900
2009 5,210
2010 4,310
2011 3,820
2012 4,250
2013 4,610
2014 4,080
2015 4,310
2016 3,910
2017 3,880
2018 3,970
2019 3,950

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

Year Number
2004 180
2005 270
2006 350
2007 400
2008 360
2009 380
2010 310
2011 390
2012 400
2013 450
2014 390
2015 450
2016 400
2017 390
2018 470
2019 450

Agricultural Inspectors

Year Number
2004 240
2005 220
2006 160
2007 160
2008 150
2009 230
2010 230
2011 0
2012 230
2013 250
2015 130
2016 120
2017 140
2018 120
2019 120

Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products

Year Number
2004 210
2006 310
2007 630
2008 490
2009 650
2010 0
2011 0
2012 120
2013 140
2014 150
2015 160
2016 220
2017 210
2018 210
2019 130

Agricultural Equipment Operators

Year Number
2004 240
2005 340
2006 170
2007 160
2008 80
2009 100
2010 210
2011 210
2012 250
2013 250
2014 240
2015 310
2016 270
2017 140
2018 120
2019 100

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Year Number
2004 1,080
2005 870
2006 1,040
2007 1,180
2008 1,370
2009 1,150
2010 1,220
2011 1,170
2012 1,010
2013 930
2014 830
2015 930
2016 930
2017 1,120
2018 1,280
2019 1,400

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Year Number
2004 310
2005 280
2006 200
2007 300
2008 460
2009 800
2010 520
2011 470
2012 430
2013 630
2014 450
2015 380
2016 300
2017 280
2018 220
2019 180

Agricultural Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 260
2005 270
2006 290
2007 70
2008 40
2016 30

Forest and Conservation Workers

Year Number
2004 210
2005 190
2006 200
2007 180
2008 180
2009 230
2010 220
2011 0
2012 180
2013 160
2014 310
2015 190
2016 190
2017 210
2018 240
2019 250

Fallers

Year Number
2004 440
2005 520
2006 480
2007 490
2008 410
2009 410
2010 490
2011 460
2012 340
2013 190
2014 120
2015 80
2017 50
2019 70

Logging Equipment Operators

Year Number
2004 1,150
2005 1,120
2006 1,320
2007 1,280
2008 1,190
2009 1,090
2010 990
2011 1,010
2012 1,190
2013 1,500
2014 1,470
2015 1,540
2016 1,330
2017 1,300
2018 1,260
2019 1,190

Log Graders and Scalers

Year Number
2004 160
2005 160
2006 150
2007 110
2008 110
2009 120
2010 120
2011 110
2012 100
2013 110
2014 120
2015 140
2016 120
2017 40
2018 50
2019 60

Logging Workers, All Other

Year Number
2007 70
2008 60
2009 50
2018 0
2019 0