Farming & Agriculture
Fishing & Hunting Workers
SOC 45-3031
Catch fish and game commercially, in some of the most dangerous work there is.
The job
Median pay
$37k
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Declining
-4.2% projected
Openings a year
3k
BLS projection
Typical education
No formal credential
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
9/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
23rd pct
More exposed than 23% of occupations · modeled estimate · 18th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
40/100
Key skills
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Learning Strategies
Pay and jobs by state: Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations (group)
Group figures. BLS reports no numbers for Fishing & Hunting Workers on its own; this is the group it belongs to. 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.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 207,800 | 11.4 | 4.1× | $36k |
| Washington | 21,740 | 6.1 | 2.2× | $40k |
| Texas | 15,020 | 1.1 | 0.4× | $35k |
| Florida | 14,250 | 1.4 | 0.5× | $34k |
| Oregon | 12,370 | 6.3 | 2.3× | $37k |
| Arizona | 9,480 | 2.9 | 1.1× | $35k |
| Michigan | 9,060 | 2.1 | 0.7× | $41k |
| Georgia | 8,970 | 1.8 | 0.7× | $37k |
| Pennsylvania | 7,750 | 1.3 | 0.5× | $39k |
| North Carolina | 6,940 | 1.4 | 0.5× | $38k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 6,630 | 2.3 | 0.8× | $38k |
| Illinois | 6,480 | 1.1 | 0.4× | $44k |
| Alabama | 6,260 | 3.0 | 1.1× | $38k |
| Idaho | 5,960 | 7.0 | 2.5× | $38k |
| Arkansas | 5,290 | 4.1 | 1.4× | $37k |
| Colorado | 5,200 | 1.8 | 0.7× | $40k |
| Ohio | 5,120 | 0.9 | 0.3× | $40k |
| Iowa | 5,050 | 3.2 | 1.2× | $44k |
| Wisconsin | 4,990 | 1.7 | 0.6× | $42k |
| New York | 4,890 | 0.5 | 0.2× | $44k |
| Virginia | 4,800 | 1.2 | 0.4× | $41k |
| Mississippi | 4,300 | 3.7 | 1.3× | $38k |
| Tennessee | 4,180 | 1.3 | 0.5× | $37k |
| Minnesota | 3,730 | 1.3 | 0.5× | $48k |
| Kansas | 3,670 | 2.6 | 0.9× | $39k |
| New Jersey | 3,240 | 0.8 | 0.3× | $39k |
| Louisiana | 3,230 | 1.7 | 0.6× | $49k |
| Indiana | 3,160 | 1.0 | 0.3× | $45k |
| South Carolina | 3,150 | 1.4 | 0.5× | $45k |
| New Mexico | 3,040 | 3.5 | 1.3× | $34k |
| Maryland | 2,970 | 1.1 | 0.4× | $40k |
| Nebraska | 2,960 | 2.9 | 1.0× | $46k |
| Kentucky | 2,620 | 1.3 | 0.5× | $39k |
| Oklahoma | 2,600 | 1.5 | 0.5× | $36k |
| Massachusetts | 2,570 | 0.7 | 0.3× | $44k |
| Montana | 2,210 | 4.3 | 1.5× | $44k |
| Maine | 1,710 | 2.7 | 0.9× | $46k |
| South Dakota | 1,680 | 3.7 | 1.3× | $44k |
| Hawaii | 1,440 | 2.3 | 0.8× | $44k |
| Utah | 1,240 | 0.7 | 0.3× | $41k |
| Nevada | 1,130 | 0.7 | 0.3× | $36k |
| North Dakota | 980 | 2.3 | 0.8× | $46k |
| West Virginia | 950 | 1.4 | 0.5× | $37k |
| Delaware | 870 | 1.8 | 0.6× | $40k |
| Wyoming | 750 | 2.7 | 0.9× | $39k |
| Connecticut | 730 | 0.4 | 0.1× | $38k |
| New Hampshire | 700 | 1.0 | 0.4× | $47k |
| Vermont | 530 | 1.7 | 0.6× | $47k |
| Alaska | 340 | 1.0 | 0.4× | $51k |
| Rhode Island | 330 | 0.7 | 0.2× | $39k |
| Washington DC | 120 | 0.2 | 0.1× | $71k |
Top metro areas
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA35,660 jobs · $35k median
- Fresno, CA32,360 jobs · $35k median
- Salinas, CA29,450 jobs · $37k median
- Visalia, CA23,900 jobs · $35k median
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA12,510 jobs · $36k median
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA6,750 jobs · $36k median
- Yakima, WA6,320 jobs · $38k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA6,110 jobs · $41k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Fishing & Hunting Workers 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.