Farm assistant vs farmer

The differences between farm assistants 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 $27,171 average annual salary of a farm assistant.

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

Farm assistant vs farmer overview

	Farm Assistant	Farmer
Yearly salary	$27,171	$30,845
Hourly rate	$13.06	$14.83
Growth rate	1%	-3%
Number of jobs	6,444	500
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	40	48
Years of experience	-	-

Farm assistant vs farmer salary

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

	Farm Assistant	Farmer
Average salary	$27,171	$30,845
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $13,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	-	Kearny, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	L'Oréal
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between farm assistant and farmer education

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

	Farm Assistant	Farmer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Farm assistant vs farmer demographics

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

	Farm Assistant	Farmer
Average age	40	48
Gender ratio	Male, 59.5% Female, 40.5%	Male, 73.6% Female, 26.4%
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, 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 farm assistant and farmer 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.

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

Farm assistant vs farmer skills

Common farm assistant skills

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

Common farmer skills

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