Farm labour vs barn worker

The differences between farm labours and barn workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a barn worker has an average salary of $27,739, which is higher than the $26,720 average annual salary of a farm labour.

The top three skills for a farm labour include harvest, cleanliness and farm machinery. The most important skills for a barn worker are tack, milking, and golf carts.

Farm labour vs barn worker overview

	Farm Labour	Barn Worker
Yearly salary	$26,720	$27,739
Hourly rate	$12.85	$13.34
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	25,319	19,871
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Farm labour vs barn worker salary

Farm labours and barn workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Farm Labour	Barn Worker
Average salary	$26,720	$27,739
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $33,000	Between $20,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Yakima, WA	Columbia, SC
Highest paying state	North Dakota	Vermont
Best paying company	Cargill	ManpowerGroup
Best paying industry	Finance	Health Care

Differences between farm labour and barn worker education

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

	Farm Labour	Barn Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Animal Science
Most common college	-	-

Farm labour vs barn worker demographics

Here are the differences between farm labours' and barn workers' demographics:

	Farm Labour	Barn Worker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 80.5% Female, 19.5%	Male, 34.9% Female, 65.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 24.0% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 3.7% Unknown, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 21.4% Asian, 1.7% White, 69.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between farm labour and barn worker duties and responsibilities

Farm labour example responsibilities.

Manage and oversee the day-to-day running of farms raising poultry or pigs for the production of meat and breeding stock.
Perform duties in farrowing unit, relocate sows, immunize and care for newborn pigs.
Job are to keep the farm up, mowing, weed eating, put fertilizer down.
Used hand tools including shovels, rakes, pruning saws, hedge and brush trimmers and axes.
Carry out daily milking, feeding, and field operations, twice per day, for the care of dairy livestock
Milk cows, landscaping, field work, lawn mowing, bailing hay, and anything else done on a farm.

Barn worker example responsibilities.

Manage regular routines of dairy calf sector, developing skill in feeding, housing, sanitation, parasite and disease control.
Provide feed and clean water, groom and tack horses, clean stalls and exercise horses for clients.
Monitor and maintain crops to maximize product quality and quantity during harvest.
Turn outs, grooming (except clipping), trailering, mucking out pens/stalls, bathing, feeding.

Farm labour vs barn worker skills

Common farm labour skills

Harvest, 18%
Cleanliness, 12%
Farm Machinery, 10%
Farm Work, 5%
Drive Tractor, 5%
Mowing, 5%

Common barn worker skills

Tack, 26%
Milking, 21%
Golf Carts, 12%
Lesson Program, 9%
Farm Equipment, 7%
Medical Treatment, 5%