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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Salary in Dayton, OH

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse in Dayton, OH have a median annual salary of $38,220, with 110 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $26,810 at the 10th percentile to $47,150 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$38,220

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$18.37

Employment

110

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$26,810
10th
$30,020
25th
$38,220
Median
$45,700
75th
$47,150
90th

Local compared with national

Dayton, OH

$38,220

Median annual · 2025

United States

$35,660

Median annual · 2025

The Dayton, OH median is 7.2% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $2,560).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 3.0
  2. 2.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.0
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 2.9
  4. 4.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.8
  5. 5.WritingImportance 2.8
  6. 6.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.8
  7. 7.MonitoringImportance 2.8
  8. 8.Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.8
  9. 9.Operation and ControlImportance 2.8
  10. 10.RepairingImportance 2.8
  11. 11.Time ManagementImportance 2.8
  12. 12.Active LearningImportance 2.6

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • BCL Landview Systems WinCrop
  • Farm Works Software Trac
  • Global positioning system GPS software
  • IBM Lotus Notes
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Web browser software

Common tasks

  • Maintain inventory, ordering materials as required.
  • Record information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields, or costs.
  • Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting.
  • Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops.
  • Harvest plants, and transplant or pot and label them.
  • Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment.
  • Harvest fruits and vegetables by hand.
  • Set up and operate irrigation equipment.
  • Inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress.
  • Identify plants, pests, and weeds to determine the selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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