Dairy farmer vs farmer

The differences between dairy farmers and farmers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a farmer has an average salary of $30,845, which is higher than the $29,959 average annual salary of a dairy farmer.

The top three skills for a dairy farmer include milking, dairy farm and dairy cattle. The most important skills for a farmer are beef cattle, farm work, and farm machinery.

Dairy farmer vs farmer overview

	Dairy Farmer	Farmer
Yearly salary	$29,959	$30,845
Hourly rate	$14.40	$14.83
Growth rate	1%	-3%
Number of jobs	1,250	500
Job satisfaction	5	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	40	48
Years of experience	-	-

Dairy farmer vs farmer salary

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

	Dairy Farmer	Farmer
Average salary	$29,959	$30,845
Salary range	Between $13,000 And $68,000	Between $13,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	Westbrook, ME	Kearny, NJ
Highest paying state	Vermont	New Jersey
Best paying company	Kroger	L'Oréal
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Manufacturing

Differences between dairy farmer and farmer education

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

	Dairy Farmer	Farmer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Animal Science	Business
Most common college	-	-

Dairy farmer vs farmer demographics

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

	Dairy Farmer	Farmer
Average age	40	48
Gender ratio	Male, 67.0% Female, 33.0%	Male, 73.6% Female, 26.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.5% Unknown, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 1.7% White, 70.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	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 dairy farmer and farmer duties and responsibilities

Dairy farmer example responsibilities.

Manage regular routines of dairy calf sector, developing skill in feeding, housing, sanitation, parasite and disease control.
Hoof trimming responsibilities include all dry cow maintenance trims, treating lame cows and diagnosing hoof health issues.
Demonstrate milking process and equipment operation to all workers.
Milk goats, set up pipes for pasteurizer, clean pipes, rake barn, feed goats
Herd the dairy cattle to pasture for grazing.
Clean cattle lots with bobcat and dump truck.

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

Dairy farmer vs farmer skills

Common dairy farmer skills

Milking, 32%
Dairy Farm, 12%
Dairy Cattle, 11%
Farm Machinery, 10%
Milk Cows, 8%
Calf, 5%

Common farmer skills

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