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Numbers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations in Texas

Occupation group

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
Year Number
2004 19,040
2005 17,040
2006 17,150
2007 15,740
2008 16,260
2009 15,080
2010 16,010
2011 15,870
2012 13,800
2013 14,290
2014 15,090
2015 17,700
2016 19,300
2017 20,530
2018 21,480
2019 22,310

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Year Number
2004 1,010
2005 830
2006 610
2007 540
2008 780
2009 890
2010 940
2011 780
2012 800
2013 890
2014 1,060
2015 1,100
2016 1,160
2017 1,170
2018 1,280
2019 1,200

Agricultural Inspectors
Year Number
2004 1,070
2005 950
2006 700
2007 890
2008 880
2009 980
2010 910
2011 890
2012 650
2013 650
2014 580
2015 580
2016 570
2017 520
2018 550
2019 890

Animal Breeders
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2007 50
2008 40
2009 70
2010 60
2011 70
2012 50
2013 70
2014 40
2015 70
2017 40
2018 70
2019 80

Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Year Number
2004 2,320
2005 1,700
2006 2,450
2007 1,950
2008 1,850
2009 2,150
2010 2,940
2011 2,750
2012 2,310
2013 2,210
2014 2,040
2015 2,150
2016 3,340
2017 4,790
2018 5,540
2019 4,610

Agricultural Equipment Operators
Year Number
2004 1,690
2005 2,000
2006 2,690
2007 2,410
2008 2,860
2009 2,780
2010 3,340
2011 2,830
2012 2,140
2013 1,710
2014 2,380
2015 2,540
2016 3,200
2017 2,590
2018 2,720
2019 2,720

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
Year Number
2004 8,430
2005 7,030
2006 6,170
2007 5,110
2008 5,120
2009 4,140
2010 4,330
2011 4,770
2012 4,380
2013 4,400
2014 4,340
2015 5,850
2016 5,110
2017 5,520
2018 4,540
2019 4,500

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
Year Number
2004 3,800
2005 3,480
2006 3,660
2007 3,630
2008 3,630
2009 2,890
2010 2,470
2011 2,490
2012 2,140
2013 2,930
2014 3,520
2015 4,290
2016 4,860
2017 4,960
2018 5,630
2019 5,940

Agricultural Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 490
2005 120
2006 0
2007 100
2008 140
2009 220
2010 270
2011 470
2012 530
2013 450
2014 320
2015 220
2016 150
2017 0
2018 0
2019 980

Fishing and Hunting Workers
Year Number
2016 0
2017 60

Forest and Conservation Workers
Year Number
2004 110
2005 90
2009 50
2010 40
2011 50
2012 30
2013 40
2014 50
2015 130
2016 150
2017 200
2018 190
2019 170

Fallers
Year Number
2004 90
2005 0
2006 0
2007 160
2008 130
2009 110
2010 0
2011 210
2012 240
2013 300
2014 0
2015 0
2016 40
2017 0
2018 200
2019 260

Logging Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 840
2006 870
2007 900
2008 830
2009 720
2010 650
2011 500
2012 440
2013 570
2014 720
2015 740
2016 690
2017 680
2018 700
2019 890

Log Graders and Scalers
Year Number
2004 30
2011 60
2012 90
2013 70
2014 40
2015 30
2016 30
2018 60
2019 70

Logging Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2008 0
2009 80
2010 60
2012 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0