DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

45-2091 Agricultural Equipment Operators

Occupational Description:
Drive and control equipment to support agricultural activities such as tilling soil; planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops; feeding and herding livestock; or removing animal waste. May perform tasks such as crop baling or hay bucking. May operate stationary equipment to perform post-harvest tasks such as husking, shelling, threshing, and ginning.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Southeast Minnesota 15060$18.25/hr$0.89/hr$14.22/hr$15.96/hr$18.03/hr$20.90/hr$23.48/hr
Minnesota 780181$18.28/hr$0.48/hr$13.92/hr$16.05/hr$17.93/hr$20.43/hr$23.60/hr
U S 26,9901,107$16.25/hr$0.16/hr$10.59/hr$12.89/hr$15.59/hr$18.89/hr$23.00/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Agricultural Equipment Operators
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities70$18.69/hr
Other Regional Data For Agricultural Equipment Operators
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Southeast Minnesota 150 $18.03/hr 9.5%
Northwest Minnesota 90 $17.14/hr 13.6%
Central Minnesota 60 $17.92/hr 12.6%
Southwest Minnesota N/A $17.90/hr 11.3%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN N/A $19.55/hr 7.2%
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators790$28.63/hr8.9%
Farm Equipment Mechanics350$22.42/hr18.2%
Automotive Body and Related Repairers310$19.08/hr4.1%
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders240$23.46/hrN/A
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders80$17.75/hr4.9%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse80$14.79/hr-0.8%
Crane and Tower Operators70$18.88/hr5.9%
RiggersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Agricultural Equipment Operators