Which Employment Benefits Do Vegetable Growers Offer?
March 16, 2022 The 2022 State of the Vegetable Industry Survey is underway. And we’re beginning to see interesting trends in the results.
Take a new question we asked this year. For the first time, we asked vegetable growers what types of benefits they offer their employees. We listed a common list of benefits, from health insurance to retirement accounts like a 401K to housing. We then separated out the types of employees — full-time and part-time year round and full-time and part-time seasonal.
It’s early days yet (the survey is open through April 15), but we’re already seeing which benefits are most common. Naturally, the main group receiving benefits are year-round, full-time employees.
Fewer than 10% of operations offer seasonal and part-time workers benefits, save for housing and transportation for full-time seasonal workers. About a fifth provide housing, with transportation a close second.
Take a look the top benefits offered to full-time, year-round vegetable workers. (Keep in mind, only 330 have responded so far, so these numbers will change by the time we close the survey.)
- Paid time off (vacation and sick time) – 56% of operations
- Health insurance – 53%
- Paid holidays (i.e., July 4th) – 50%
- Retirement fund (i.e., 401K) – 36%
- Paid medical leave – 35%
The next most popular benefits offered are dental insurance, FSA or HSA accounts, and education assistance, offered by about a fourth of vegetable farms.
Stay tuned to learn the final results of how you and your peers answer this question. And if you haven’t already, add your voice and take our 2022 State of the Vegetable Industry Survey!
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