Farm assistant vs milker

The differences between farm assistants and milkers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a milker has an average salary of $30,339, 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 milker are milking, dairy farm, and calf.

Farm assistant vs milker overview

	Farm Assistant	Milker
Yearly salary	$27,171	$30,339
Hourly rate	$13.06	$14.59
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	6,444	281
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Farm assistant vs milker salary

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

	Farm Assistant	Milker
Average salary	$27,171	$30,339
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $13,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	-	Philadelphia, PA
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	University of Wisconsin System
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between farm assistant and milker education

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

	Farm Assistant	Milker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Business	Animal Science
Most common college	-	-

Farm assistant vs milker demographics

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

	Farm Assistant	Milker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 59.5% Female, 40.5%	Male, 58.7% Female, 41.3%
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, 4.4% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 23.3% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between farm assistant and milker 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.

Milker example responsibilities.

Milk cows, treat sick cows, clean stalls/barns, tend calves, and assist with calf births.
Perform tasks such as feeding, medicating, washing, breeding, farrowing, and processing the pigs.
Power wash the milk room when finish milking, shovele the barns, and fed the calves and cows.
Assist farrowing sows through birth, sort pigs by size and by the amount of pigs she can nurse.
Implement vaccination and calf identification program.
Execute proper milking techniques and management practices every milking session.

Farm assistant vs milker skills

Common farm assistant skills

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

Common milker skills

Milking, 61%
Dairy Farm, 12%
Calf, 6%
Milk Cows, 3%
Goats, 3%
Skid Loader, 3%