How to become a Farm Labor Contractor

Official title: Farm Labor Contractors

Recruit and hire seasonal or temporary agricultural laborers. May transport, house, and provide meals for workers.

Main tasks

• Pay wages of contracted farm laborers.
• Provide food, drinking water, and field sanitation facilities to contracted workers.
• Recruit and hire agricultural workers.
• Supervise the work of contracted employees.
• Employ foremen to deal directly with workers when recruiting, hiring, instructing, assigning tasks, and enforcing work rules.
• Furnish tools for employee use.
• Direct and transport workers to appropriate work sites.

How to become one

Typical education to start: No formal educational credential

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: $58,460 a year The middle half earn $35,720 to $79,590.
• About 1,900 people work in this job now, and about 2,000 are projected by 2035. (+7.4%)
• People use generative AI for relatively little of this work so far. Microsoft Research rates its AI applicability as low.

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Questions people ask

How much does a Farm Labor Contractor earn in the US?

Median full-time pay is $58,460 a year (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). The middle half earn $35,720 to $79,590.

Is a Farm Labor Contractor a growing career in the US?

Yes. Employment is projected to grow 7% by 2035, from about 1,900 to about 2,000 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Do you need a degree to become a Farm Labor Contractor?

Usually. 67% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of a Farm Labor Contractor?

People use generative AI for relatively little of this work so far. Microsoft Research rates its AI applicability as low.

Sources

• Microsoft Research: Working with AI: AI applicability by occupation (2025-12-22 (built on O*NET 29.0)), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment Projections (2025-35 (released 2026-08-27)), Public domain (BLS), retrieved 2026-10-03
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025), Public domain (BLS), retrieved 2026-10-03

Updated 2026-10-03

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