Cultivator vs farm equipment operator

The differences between cultivators and farm equipment operators 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 $27,872 average annual salary of a farm equipment operator.

The top three skills for a cultivator include harvest, plant care and CBD. The most important skills for a farm equipment operator are harvest, CDL, and mowing.

Cultivator vs farm equipment operator overview

	Cultivator	Farm Equipment Operator
Yearly salary	$43,076	$27,872
Hourly rate	$20.71	$13.40
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	576	45,459
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	High School Diploma, 40%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Cultivator vs farm equipment operator salary

Cultivators and farm equipment operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cultivator	Farm Equipment Operator
Average salary	$43,076	$27,872
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $86,000	Between $21,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	Aberdeen, SD
Highest paying state	-	North Dakota
Best paying company	-	The Wonderful Company
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between cultivator and farm equipment operator education

There are a few differences between a cultivator and a farm equipment operator in terms of educational background:

	Cultivator	Farm Equipment Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	High School Diploma, 40%
Most common major	Business	Automotive Technology
Most common college	-	-

Cultivator vs farm equipment operator demographics

Here are the differences between cultivators' and farm equipment operators' demographics:

	Cultivator	Farm Equipment Operator
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%	Male, 93.3% Female, 6.7%
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, 3.6% Unknown, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 1.7% White, 69.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between cultivator and farm equipment operator 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.

Farm equipment operator example responsibilities.

Manage and conduct the baling, hauling, advertising, and selling of 2000 straw square bales a year from 2002-2006.
Operate combines, grain trucks, tractors, cultivator, and augers.
Landscape work (leaf pickup, lawn mowing, weed spraying, repairing fencing, etc . )
Utilize GPS while planting grain.
Used GPS to navigate farm equipment.
Use of tractor for raking and baling.

Cultivator vs farm equipment operator skills

Common cultivator skills

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

Common farm equipment operator skills

Harvest, 28%
CDL, 7%
Mowing, 5%
GPS, 5%
Routine Maintenance, 5%
Equipment Maintenance, 4%