Agriculturist vs farmer

The differences between agriculturists and farmers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an agriculturist has an average salary of $51,734, which is higher than the $30,845 average annual salary of a farmer.

The top three skills for an agriculturist include pest control, USDA and harvest. The most important skills for a farmer are beef cattle, farm work, and farm machinery.

Agriculturist vs farmer overview

	Agriculturist	Farmer
Yearly salary	$51,734	$30,845
Hourly rate	$24.87	$14.83
Growth rate	8%	-3%
Number of jobs	201	500
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	40	48
Years of experience	2	-

Agriculturist vs farmer salary

Agriculturists and farmers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Agriculturist	Farmer
Average salary	$51,734	$30,845
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $108,000	Between $13,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	-	Kearny, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	L'Oréal
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between agriculturist and farmer education

There are a few differences between an agriculturist and a farmer in terms of educational background:

	Agriculturist	Farmer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Agriculture	Business
Most common college	Cornell University	-

Agriculturist vs farmer demographics

Here are the differences between agriculturists' and farmers' demographics:

	Agriculturist	Farmer
Average age	40	48
Gender ratio	Male, 66.7% Female, 33.3%	Male, 73.6% Female, 26.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.1% Unknown, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 8.0% Asian, 12.0% White, 72.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 1.1% Unknown, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% Asian, 1.5% White, 86.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	19%	4%

Differences between agriculturist and farmer duties and responsibilities

Agriculturist example responsibilities.

Lead all agronomy relate functions including fertility management, irrigation.
Ensure product quality meet highest FDA and USDA standards for consumer consumption.
Implement and maintain test plots containing herbicides, fungicides, and harvest aids.
Uphold contracts between growers and the factory to ensure that field and harvest operations are follow.
Provide food safety and grade inspections under USDA regulations for Nevadaproducers and produce vendors exporting out of the state.
Design fixation technique for SEM observation of aphid feeding sites and their effects on epicuticular lipids of alfalfa leaves.

Farmer example responsibilities.

Manage and conduct the baling, hauling, advertising, and selling of 2000 straw square bales a year from 2002-2006.
Work on dairy farm and do everything from milking cows to working on equipment.
Can operate excellent with or without GPS
Work on hydroponic production of tomato crops.
Discuss and help with farm growth CSA expansion.
bush hogging baling hay planting seed cow castration and immunization

Agriculturist vs farmer skills

Common agriculturist skills

Pest Control, 76%
USDA, 12%
Harvest, 11%
Research Studies, 1%

Common farmer skills

Beef Cattle, 13%
Farm Work, 8%
Farm Machinery, 6%
Milking, 6%
Mowing, 6%
Farm Animals, 5%

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