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Originally Posted by yesman065
As far as the income levels - these are mostly temp/part time jobs as well - correct? I mean these are not year round positions - therefore the annual income figures are skewed - no? I understand that the $$$ per hour is very low and most americans refuse to work that hard for that little. but thats another issue.
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Not really.
"* Seventy-two percent of the workers had one farm employer in the previous 12 months.
* The number of farm workdays in the previous year increased with the number of U.S. farm employers and by years of U.S. farm experience.
* The majority of the workers (72%) said that they expected to continue doing farm work for at least five years."
That majority is doing what they can to support themselves/any family until something better (higher paying) comes along. If you look back that the income estimates, you will see that the average individual income for a farm worker is $10,000 - $12,499. Whereas the average family income is $15,000 - $17,499. That worker's small pay is the foundation of the family's income. Without it they would likely be on the streets or in a shelter