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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Salary in Santa Cruz, CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse in Santa Cruz, CA have a median annual salary of $36,450, with 470 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $34,320 at the 10th percentile to $42,340 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

$36,450

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$17.53

Employment

470

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$34,320
10th
$34,320
25th
$36,450
Median
$37,490
75th
$42,340
90th

Local compared with national

Santa Cruz, CA

$36,450

Median annual · 2025

United States

$35,660

Median annual · 2025

The Santa Cruz, CA median is 2.2% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $790).

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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