Farm equipment operator vs baler

The differences between farm equipment operators and balers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a baler has an average salary of $31,924, which is higher than the $27,872 average annual salary of a farm equipment operator.

The top three skills for a farm equipment operator include harvest, CDL and mowing. The most important skills for a baler are pallets, baling, and waste paper.

Farm equipment operator vs baler overview

	Farm Equipment Operator	Baler
Yearly salary	$27,872	$31,924
Hourly rate	$13.40	$15.35
Growth rate	1%	7%
Number of jobs	45,459	8,979
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	40	43
Years of experience	-	4

Farm equipment operator vs baler salary

Farm equipment operators and balers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Farm Equipment Operator	Baler
Average salary	$27,872	$31,924
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $35,000	Between $25,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Aberdeen, SD	New York, NY
Highest paying state	North Dakota	North Dakota
Best paying company	The Wonderful Company	WestRock
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Media

Differences between farm equipment operator and baler education

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

	Farm Equipment Operator	Baler
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	Automotive Technology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Farm equipment operator vs baler demographics

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

	Farm Equipment Operator	Baler
Average age	40	43
Gender ratio	Male, 93.3% Female, 6.7%	Male, 90.0% Female, 10.0%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 15.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 2.3% White, 59.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	3%	4%

Differences between farm equipment operator and baler duties and responsibilities

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.

Baler example responsibilities.

Direct and leaded the baling operation.
Clean and inspect balers before they are sold to customers.
Tend automatic machine that stacks bales on pallets for storage or shipment.
Assist coworkers working on other balers to keep them from getting behind.
Operate paper baler/ operate forklift and bobcat, sorting line and perform material inventory.
Operate and troubleshoot automatic stackers.

Farm equipment operator vs baler skills

Common farm equipment operator skills

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

Common baler skills

Pallets, 49%
Baling, 39%
Waste Paper, 4%
RAN, 2%
Tow Motor, 1%
Balers, 1%