Farm assistant vs farm worker

The differences between farm assistants and farm workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a farm assistant has an average salary of $27,171, which is higher than the $26,598 average annual salary of a farm worker.

The top three skills for a farm assistant include harvest, milking and beef cattle. The most important skills for a farm worker are harvest, mowing, and farm equipment.

Farm assistant vs farm worker overview

	Farm Assistant	Farm Worker
Yearly salary	$27,171	$26,598
Hourly rate	$13.06	$12.79
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	6,444	25,368
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Farm assistant vs farm worker salary

Farm assistants and farm workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Farm Assistant	Farm Worker
Average salary	$27,171	$26,598
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $21,000 And $33,000
Highest paying City	-	Greenville, MS
Highest paying state	-	North Dakota
Best paying company	-	FAT CATS CAFE
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between farm assistant and farm worker education

There are a few differences between a farm assistant and a farm worker in terms of educational background:

	Farm Assistant	Farm Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Farm assistant vs farm worker demographics

Here are the differences between farm assistants' and farm workers' demographics:

	Farm Assistant	Farm Worker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 59.5% Female, 40.5%	Male, 72.6% Female, 27.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.4% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.9% Asian, 1.8% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 4.1% Unknown, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 25.2% Asian, 1.8% White, 64.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between farm assistant and farm worker duties and responsibilities

Farm assistant example responsibilities.

Record daily the tasks accomplish, the USDA certify chemicals apply to crops, and the harvests.
Manage regular routines of dairy calf sector, developing skill in feeding, housing, sanitation, parasite and disease control.
Assist the company with fixing equipment, driving tractors, mowing lawns, and running errands for the head farmers.
Organize field plot information by processing tractor GPS reports and reconciling records with paperwork
Prepare harvest products for transportation, balancing efficient module volume with acceptable quality standards for pick-up
Conduct food safety and HACCP inspections according to USDA and FDA regulations.

Farm worker example responsibilities.

General farm operations including health checks and care of calves, manage cleanliness of barns, milking
Manage regular routines of dairy calf sector, developing skill in feeding, housing, sanitation, parasite and disease control.
Care for domestic farm animals, lawn mowing, lifting supplies and feed, general grounds work.
Adhere to farm procedures for newborn calf management.
Serve as vacation relief foreman and semi trailer spotter.
Farm aid carrry trees to customers cars, drive a bobcat.

Farm assistant vs farm worker skills

Common farm assistant skills

Harvest, 28%
Milking, 7%
Beef Cattle, 7%
Mowing, 6%
Farm Work, 4%
Farm Animals, 4%

Common farm worker skills

Harvest, 25%
Mowing, 11%
Farm Equipment, 10%
Farm Machinery, 7%
Farm Work, 5%
Beef Cattle, 3%