SOC 45-2011 · 45-0000 · Reference month July 2026
As of July 2026, Agricultural inspectors have a Job Market Health score of 49/100, classified as Balanced. This score is our derived indicator, not a government statistic.
The published median annual wage is $49,940.
BLS projects about 2,500 average annual openings and +2.3% employment growth over the 2025-2035 projection period. Projected openings are a modeled yearly average, not jobs open today.
Job Market Health score
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QCEW industry conditions for this occupation’s employment mix
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Source: BLS QCEW. This section is not part of the national 0 to 100 Job Market Health score. See the methodology.
The score is a national composite from 0 to 100 that weights near term hiring demand at 50 percent, the occupation's own employment fundamentals at 30 percent, and long-term outlook at 20 percent. Wages and occupation profile details are context shown alongside it, not score inputs. See the full methodology.
Median annual wage and metro employment come from BLS OEWS, which is annual. Projected annual openings and projected growth come from BLS Employment Projections and describe the published projection horizon, so they are not a count of jobs open today. Values shown as not published are suppressed by the source rather than filled in here.
Published composite score by reference month
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The three published inputs behind the composite
OEWS metro employment, where the jobs are, not a quality ranking
| Metro area | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Median annual wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 660 | 0.10 | $63,490 |
| Gainesville, GA | 350 | 3.41 | $41,460 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 320 | 0.30 | $44,450 |
| Fresno, CA | 270 | 0.56 | $56,890 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 230 | 0.08 | $46,720 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 220 | 0.13 | $49,930 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 220 | 0.05 | $64,790 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 180 | 0.06 | $55,650 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 170 | 0.02 | $79,210 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 130 | 0.06 | $84,910 |
Typical entry requirements · BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035
Occupation profile · O*NET 31.0 Database
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