Farming & Agriculture
Agricultural Inspectors
SOC 45-2011
Inspect farms, food, and animals for safety and standards.
The job
Median pay
$50k
$42k to $65k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+2.3% projected
Openings a year
3k
BLS projection
Typical education
Bachelor's
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
8/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
20th pct
More exposed than 20% of occupations · modeled estimate · 30th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
49/100
Key skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Active Learning
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2,340 | 0.1 | 1.4× | $54k |
| Georgia | 1,390 | 0.3 | 3.1× | $41k |
| Texas | 590 | 0.0 | 0.5× | $50k |
| Iowa | 560 | 0.4 | 3.9× | $50k |
| Florida | 520 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $44k |
| Pennsylvania | 520 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $56k |
| Indiana | 480 | 0.1 | 1.6× | $49k |
| Illinois | 470 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $62k |
| Missouri | 450 | 0.2 | 1.6× | $46k |
| Washington | 450 | 0.1 | 1.4× | $63k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 410 | 0.3 | 3.4× | $42k |
| Tennessee | 410 | 0.1 | 1.4× | $48k |
| Virginia | 380 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $47k |
| Nebraska | 370 | 0.4 | 3.9× | $55k |
| New York | 340 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $74k |
| Michigan | 320 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $66k |
| Alabama | 290 | 0.1 | 1.5× | $39k |
| North Carolina | 290 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $48k |
| Colorado | 280 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $50k |
| Idaho | 280 | 0.3 | 3.5× | $49k |
| Kentucky | 270 | 0.1 | 1.5× | $47k |
| Wisconsin | 220 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $54k |
| Ohio | 210 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $69k |
| Kansas | 190 | 0.1 | 1.4× | $52k |
| Mississippi | 190 | 0.2 | 1.8× | $40k |
| Minnesota | 180 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $77k |
| New Mexico | 170 | 0.2 | 2.1× | $52k |
| Oklahoma | 170 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $53k |
| Arizona | 160 | 0.0 | 0.5× | $46k |
| Louisiana | 150 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $63k |
| Maryland | 150 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $58k |
| Wyoming | 150 | 0.5 | 5.8× | $37k |
| Utah | 120 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $54k |
| Maine | 110 | 0.2 | 1.9× | $42k |
| Oregon | 110 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $53k |
| Delaware | 90 | 0.2 | 2.0× | $52k |
| Hawaii | 90 | 0.1 | 1.6× | $61k |
| South Carolina | 90 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $50k |
| North Dakota | 80 | 0.2 | 2.0× | $58k |
| Montana | 73 | 0.1 | 1.5× | $60k~ |
| Massachusetts | 70 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $47k |
| New Jersey | 60 | 0.0 | 0.1× | $42k |
| Vermont | 60 | 0.2 | 2.1× | $64k |
| South Dakota | 56 | 0.1 | 1.3× | $59k~ |
| Nevada | 50 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $39k |
| West Virginia | 31 | 0.0 | 0.5× | $50k~ |
| Connecticut | 24 | 0.0 | 0.1× | $51k~ |
| New Hampshire | 23 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $64k~ |
| Alaska | 11 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $70k~ |
| Rhode Island | 11 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $54k~ |
| Washington DC | 4 | 0.0 | 0.1× | $97k~ |
Top metro areas
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA660 jobs · $63k median
- Gainesville, GA350 jobs · $41k median
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA320 jobs · $44k median
- Fresno, CA270 jobs · $57k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA230 jobs · $47k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN220 jobs · $65k median
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA220 jobs · $50k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD180 jobs · $56k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Agricultural Inspectors interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.