Cultivator vs custom harvester

The differences between cultivators and custom harvesters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cultivator has an average salary of $43,076, which is higher than the $32,135 average annual salary of a custom harvester.

The top three skills for a cultivator include harvest, plant care and CBD. The most important skills for a custom harvester are harvest, CDL, and .

Cultivator vs custom harvester overview

	Cultivator	Custom Harvester
Yearly salary	$43,076	$32,135
Hourly rate	$20.71	$15.45
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	576	1,003
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Cultivator vs custom harvester salary

Cultivators and custom harvesters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cultivator	Custom Harvester
Average salary	$43,076	$32,135
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $86,000	Between $17,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between cultivator and custom harvester education

There are a few differences between a cultivator and a custom harvester in terms of educational background:

	Cultivator	Custom Harvester
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	General Studies
Most common college	-	-

Cultivator vs custom harvester demographics

Here are the differences between cultivators' and custom harvesters' demographics:

	Cultivator	Custom Harvester
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%	Male, 96.2% Female, 3.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.0% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 30.0% Asian, 1.9% White, 58.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 4.5% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 25.2% Asian, 1.8% White, 64.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between cultivator and custom harvester duties and responsibilities

Cultivator example responsibilities.

Manage and stock nursery inventory.
Purchase local organic produce for CSA boxes.
Transition plants from mom phase into clone phase, veg phase to bloom phase.
Work in the garden with plants, assist with transplanting, watering, feeding and harvest.
License by the DC dept of health to perform all cultivation duties within medical marijuana facility.
Research and design to implement successful medical marijuana cultivation, speck sources and equipment, and create environment for ideal efficiency.

Custom harvester example responsibilities.

Set up and manage GPS equipment for optimum harvesting efficiency.
Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools.
Ensure DNR compliance by maintaining different lakes according to specifications.

Cultivator vs custom harvester skills

Common cultivator skills

Harvest, 31%
Plant Care, 19%
CBD, 16%
Clone, 13%
Cultivators, 10%
Pest Control, 5%

Common custom harvester skills

Harvest, 79%
CDL, 21%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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