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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Salary in Sioux Falls, SD

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse in Sioux Falls, SD have a median annual salary of $44,150, with 60 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $35,920 at the 10th percentile to $47,410 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

$44,150

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$21.22

Employment

60

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$35,920
10th
$37,640
25th
$44,150
Median
$47,400
75th
$47,410
90th

Local compared with national

Sioux Falls, SD

$44,150

Median annual · 2025

United States

$35,660

Median annual · 2025

The Sioux Falls, SD median is 23.8% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $8,490).

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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