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Numbers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations in Virginia

Occupation group

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
Year Number
2004 5,680
2005 5,470
2006 5,840
2007 5,490
2008 5,950
2009 5,100
2010 5,030
2011 5,130
2012 5,580
2013 5,210
2014 5,560
2015 4,710
2016 4,180
2017 3,280
2018 3,010
2019 5,220

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Year Number
2004 520
2005 440
2006 500
2007 480
2008 530
2009 490
2010 520
2011 610
2012 620
2013 550
2014 470
2015 610
2016 700
2017 700
2018 680
2019 580

Agricultural Inspectors
Year Number
2004 270
2005 290
2006 420
2007 340
2008 350
2009 300
2010 300
2011 300
2012 700
2013 670
2014 890
2015 660
2016 690
2017 340
2018 320
2019 280

Animal Breeders
Year Number
2004 100
2005 70
2006 90
2007 50
2008 60
2009 30
2011 30
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Year Number
2004 370
2005 280
2006 200
2007 140
2008 150
2009 140
2010 140
2011 130
2012 110
2014 480
2015 530
2016 680
2017 340
2018 270
2019 350

Agricultural Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 80
2006 150
2007 120
2008 140
2009 90
2010 100
2011 130
2012 120
2013 130
2014 170
2015 180
2016 190
2017 160
2018 160
2019 170

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
Year Number
2004 990
2005 710
2006 1,050
2007 910
2008 1,150
2009 910
2010 990
2011 990
2012 1,010
2013 1,010
2014 830
2015 890
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 1,580

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
Year Number
2004 1,230
2005 1,530
2006 1,600
2007 1,560
2008 1,570
2009 1,370
2010 1,240
2011 1,340
2012 1,290
2013 1,300
2014 810
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 800

Agricultural Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 60
2005 120
2006 120
2007 130
2008 160
2009 150
2010 160
2011 150
2012 170
2013 140
2014 140

Fishing and Hunting Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2010 0
2012 140

Forest and Conservation Workers
Year Number
2004 100
2005 80
2006 50
2007 50
2008 50
2009 70
2010 100
2011 80
2012 70
2013 50
2014 50
2015 0
2016 0
2019 50

Fallers
Year Number
2004 980
2005 810
2006 580
2007 480
2008 430
2009 270
2010 190
2011 180
2012 350
2013 490
2014 560
2015 480
2016 420
2017 290
2018 290
2019 270

Logging Equipment Operators
Year Number
2004 840
2005 910
2006 970
2007 1,120
2008 1,100
2009 1,170
2010 1,190
2011 1,090
2012 920
2013 830
2014 1,050
2015 1,250
2016 1,370
2017 1,340
2018 1,180
2019 1,030

Log Graders and Scalers
Year Number
2004 150
2005 150
2006 110
2007 110
2008 120
2009 110
2010 100
2011 100
2012 80
2013 40
2014 110
2015 110
2016 130
2017 110
2018 110
2019 110

Logging Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 70
2007 0
2008 140
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0