Farm Labor Statistics for Midwest States

Sunday, February 14th, 2021 -- 8:00 AM

(Wisconsin Ag Connection) Farm owners in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota employed 57,000 agricultural workers during the week of October 10-17.

According to the Wisconsin Ag Connection, that's according to the USDA's latest farm labor report, which stated the average number of hours worked per employee was 41.3, with the average wage rate for all hired agricultural workers at $15.72 per hour.

During the survey week, farmers in Wisconsin were busy harvesting corn and soybeans, hauling manure, making hay and doing fall tillage. An employee is classified as a livestock worker if they tend livestock, milk cows, care for poultry, or operate machinery on livestock farms.

Livestock workers in the region earned an average of $14.28 per hour during the reference week. Field workers were paid about $15.75 per hour.  Nationally, the average number of hours worked for all hired workers was 42.1.

Farm operators paid their hired workers an average wage of $15.87 per hour. Field workers earned an average of $15.28 per hour, while livestock workers averaged $14.62 per hour.

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