Don't remember seeing this on Bee-L.  Dec. 16, 2016, 24/7 Wall Street Ranking of Thriving and Declining U.S. Industries:
 

7. Apiculture
> Employment growth from 2005-2014: 97.0%
> Avg. annual employment growth: 7.8%
> Employment total: 2,984
> Avg. annual wage: $35,550
Employment in the apiculture industry has nearly doubled over the past decade. Apiculture, which primarily consists of raising bees, collecting and gathering honey, and facilitating the pollination of fruits and nut crops, has grown from 1,515 U.S. employees in 2005 to 2,984 in 2014. Industry wages grew modestly in the same time period, with the average income of an apiculture employee growing from $26,572 in 2005 to $35,550 in 2014. The 33.8% wage growth was slightly higher than the 31.1% wage growth of the average American worker.


Read more:  America’s 25 Thriving Industries - 24/7 Wall St. http://247wallst.com/special-report/2015/12/16/25-thriving-industries/5/#ixzz3wPmmF6G6 
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J.J. Bromenshenk
Bee Alert
Missoula, Mt
 



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