Every Summer, thousands of farm hands make their way to Maine to pick blueberries.  Blueberries grow on bushes in sandy soil and are extremely hard to pick. Many of the pickers are migrant workers and pick these berries using large rakes and stand in the sun all day.  The average weekly wage of a blueberry picker is around $1350 a week. I know what you are thinking, “that’s it?” but blueberries pay much more than picking any other crops in America. Many migrant workers make their way up the east coast throughout the year and perform backbreaking work for extremely low wages in order for the rest of America to have easy access to fresh fruits and veggies. Picking blueberries is financially much more rewarding that the $375 a week wage picking Georgia peaches or $400 to harvest Florida Oranges.  To many pickers, Maine is the favorite place to work. Next time you eat a fruit salad or blueberry pancakes remember the people who spend hot summer days raking berries off of bushes for small amounts of pay.