DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

45-2011 Agricultural Inspectors

Occupational Description:
Inspect agricultural commodities, processing equipment, and facilities, and fish and logging operations, to ensure compliance with regulations and laws governing health, quality, and safety.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Southwest Minnesota 509$22.61/hr$0.67/hr$16.98/hr$19.57/hr$21.53/hr$24.88/hr$29.06/hr
Minnesota 370159$27.28/hr$1.06/hr$18.45/hr$21.66/hr$27.15/hr$32.33/hr$37.28/hr
U S 13,760495$23.00/hr$0.16/hr$13.71/hr$16.57/hr$22.19/hr$27.49/hr$34.31/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Agricultural Inspectors
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Public Administration40$22.87/hr
Other Regional Data For Agricultural Inspectors
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 150 $33.49/hr 2.8%
Southwest Minnesota 50 $21.53/hr 4.5%
Northwest Minnesota 40 $23.49/hr 5.4%
Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers30$27.40/hr7.3%
Farm and Home Management Advisors10$26.27/hrN/A
Tasks for Agricultural Inspectors