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Numbers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations in North Carolina

Occupation group

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
Year Number
2004 6,410
2005 8,150
2006 8,200
2007 7,980
2008 7,870
2009 6,850
2010 6,430
2011 7,120
2012 7,340
2013 7,380
2014 7,950
2015 8,880
2016 9,240
2017 7,620
2018 8,500
2019 7,720

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 640
2006 580
2007 590
2008 650
2009 580
2010 700
2011 660
2012 700
2013 440
2014 470
2015 500
2016 600
2017 490
2018 620
2019 550

Agricultural Inspectors
Year Number
2004 180
2005 190
2006 460
2007 470
2008 440
2009 520
2010 480
2011 500
2012 510
2013 540
2014 570
2015 540
2016 470
2017 0
2018 410
2019 300

Animal Breeders
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2016 30

Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Year Number
2004 830
2005 590
2006 1,110
2007 1,030
2008 990
2009 430
2010 420
2011 430
2012 420
2013 560
2014 1,070
2015 1,420
2016 1,380
2017 1,080
2018 1,200
2019 1,260

Agricultural Equipment Operators
Year Number
2004 740
2005 490
2006 550
2007 310
2008 330
2009 570
2010 810
2011 700
2012 610
2013 780
2014 630
2015 570
2016 630
2017 530
2018 680
2019 490

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
Year Number
2004 1,710
2005 2,260
2006 2,340
2007 2,810
2008 2,710
2009 2,130
2010 1,690
2011 2,350
2012 2,450
2013 2,640
2014 2,520
2015 3,000
2016 2,820
2017 2,570
2018 2,650
2019 2,680

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
Year Number
2004 0
2005 1,260
2006 780
2007 460
2008 540
2009 630
2010 490
2011 450
2012 600
2013 470
2014 550
2015 700
2016 1,120
2017 780
2018 1,010
2019 640

Agricultural Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 190
2005 160
2006 120
2007 90
2008 0
2009 90
2010 0
2011 210
2012 160
2013 110
2014 150
2015 170
2016 140
2017 110
2018 100
2019 50

Forest and Conservation Workers
Year Number
2004 60
2005 40
2008 0
2009 0
2013 40
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Fallers
Year Number
2004 460
2005 480
2006 410
2007 480
2008 530
2009 440
2010 440
2011 290
2012 370
2013 400
2014 510
2015 460
2016 380
2017 330
2018 220
2019 130

Logging Equipment Operators
Year Number
2004 1,980
2005 1,750
2006 1,660
2007 1,580
2008 1,580
2009 1,380
2010 1,310
2011 1,410
2012 1,420
2013 1,310
2014 1,380
2015 1,420
2016 1,570
2017 1,650
2018 1,500
2019 1,390

Log Graders and Scalers
Year Number
2004 260
2005 290
2006 190
2007 160
2008 100
2009 80
2010 90
2011 120
2012 100
2013 90
2014 100
2015 100
2016 100
2017 80
2018 110
2019 180

Logging Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2019 50