# Farm Labor Contractors

> Recruit and hire seasonal or temporary agricultural laborers. May transport, house, and provide meals for workers.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/farm-labor-contractors
- SOC code: 13-1074.00
- Career family: Business and finance
- Median annual pay: $58,460 (10th percentile $30,930, 90th percentile $84,050)
- Projected growth: Faster than average, +7.4%
- Openings a year: 100
- Typical entry education: No formal credential
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code ERC)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 64 |
| Investigative (I) | 9 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 37 |
| Enterprising (E) | 67 |
| Conventional (C) | 56 |

## What you'd do

- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 82/100)
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 80/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 77/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 77/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 70/100)
- Processing Information (importance 69/100)
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others (importance 69/100)
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others (importance 68/100)
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment (importance 67/100)
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates (importance 66/100)

## Skills

Speaking, Active Listening, Coordination, Management of Personnel Resources, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management, Complex Problem Solving

## Knowledge

Administration and Management, Administrative, Food Production, Production and Processing, Economics and Accounting, Foreign Language, Mathematics, Customer and Personal Service, Law and Government, Personnel and Human Resources

## Also called

Farm Contractor, Farm Sanitation Employee, Field Contractor, Field Crop Harvest Contractor, Harvest Contractor, Harvesting Contractor

## Related careers

- [First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-farming-fishing-and-forestry-workers): $59,320 median pay
- [Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/farmers-ranchers-and-other-agricultural-managers): $89,900 median pay
- [First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-material-moving-machine-and-vehicle-operators): $62,890 median pay
- [First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-landscaping-lawn-service-and-groundskeeping-workers): $58,430 median pay
- [Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/buyers-and-purchasing-agents-farm-products): $77,710 median pay
- [General and Operations Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/general-and-operations-managers): $105,770 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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