Breeder vs farmer

The differences between breeders and farmers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a breeder has an average salary of $41,866, which is higher than the $30,845 average annual salary of a farmer.

The top three skills for a breeder include greenhouse, statistical analysis and disease resistance. The most important skills for a farmer are beef cattle, farm work, and farm machinery.

Breeder vs farmer overview

	Breeder	Farmer
Yearly salary	$41,866	$30,845
Hourly rate	$20.13	$14.83
Growth rate	1%	-3%
Number of jobs	225	500
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	40	48
Years of experience	2	-

Breeder vs farmer salary

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

	Breeder	Farmer
Average salary	$41,866	$30,845
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $69,000	Between $13,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	Chesterfield, MO	Kearny, NJ
Highest paying state	New Jersey	New Jersey
Best paying company	Bayer	L'Oréal
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between breeder and farmer education

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

	Breeder	Farmer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Cornell University	-

Breeder vs farmer demographics

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

	Breeder	Farmer
Average age	40	48
Gender ratio	Male, 60.4% Female, 39.6%	Male, 73.6% Female, 26.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.9% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 26.4% Asian, 1.9% White, 62.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	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	3%	4%

Differences between breeder and farmer duties and responsibilities

Breeder example responsibilities.

Guide technical aspects of Canola breeding program, and coordinate and lead program reviews and presentations.
Direct and manage breeding efforts of specialty oil Canola varieties with superior agronomics that expand DAS recognition in the industry.
Obtain PVP licenses on commercial buffelgrass releases.
Breed rabbits to sell to local pet stores.
Present scientific data at the ASA meeting annually.
Participate in field operations, including planting, thinning, pollination, harvest, shelling and inventory.

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

Breeder vs farmer skills

Common breeder skills

Greenhouse, 43%
Statistical Analysis, 22%
Disease Resistance, 13%
Pigs, 12%
Insemination, 7%
General Maintenance, 4%

Common farmer skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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