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Jobs Similar to Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Also called: Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop

The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals, Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders and Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse: $35,660 median pay · usual preparation: High school.

Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers

The 20 most similar careers

  1. 1Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

    81% similar · $36,670 (+3%) · High school · Same group

  2. 2Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

    75% similar · $51,610 (+45%) · High school

  3. 3Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

    74% similar · $48,540 (+36%) · High school

  4. 4Biofuels Processing Technicians

    73% similar · $62,470 (broader group) · High school

  5. 5Agricultural Technicians

    73% similar · $49,630 (+39%) · Training or associate

  6. 6Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

    73% similar · $41,330 (+16%) · High school

  7. 7Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

    72% similar · $46,960 (+32%) · High school

  8. 8Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

    72% similar · $43,220 (+21%) · High school

  9. 9Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

    72% similar · $48,990 (+37%) · High school

  10. 10Helpers--Extraction Workers

    72% similar · $47,730 (+34%) · High school

  11. 11Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

    71% similar · $49,880 (+40%) · High school

  12. 12Slaughterers and Meat Packers

    71% similar · $40,130 (+13%) · High school

  13. 13Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

    71% similar · $96,710 (+171%) · High school

  14. 14Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

    71% similar · $54,430 (+53%) · High school

  15. 15Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

    71% similar · $61,290 (+72%) · High school

  16. 16Agricultural Equipment Operators

    71% similar · $41,730 (+17%) · High school · Same group

  17. 17Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

    70% similar · $60,020 (+68%) · High school

  18. 18Helpers--Production Workers

    70% similar · $39,070 (+10%) · High school

  19. 19Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators

    70% similar · $77,320 (+117%) · High school

  20. 20Wellhead Pumpers

    70% similar · $69,960 (+96%) · High school

Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology

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Questions about jobs like farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse

What jobs are most similar to farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse?

By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (81% similar), Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (75% similar), Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (74% similar), Biofuels Processing Technicians (73% similar) and Agricultural Technicians (73% similar).

Which jobs like farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse pay more?

Among the 20 most similar careers, Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers ($96,710, +171%; usually a high school diploma), Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators ($77,320, +117%; usually a high school diploma) and Wellhead Pumpers ($69,960, +96%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse ($35,660). Without more preparation than farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse usually need: Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers, Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators and Wellhead Pumpers.

How is the similarity percentage worked out?

We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.

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Sources. Skills, tasks and education: O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under CC BY 4.0. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Data Sources & Licenses