Farm labour vs cowboy

The differences between farm labours and cowboys can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cowboy has an average salary of $28,844, 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 cowboy are medical treatment, customer service, and food preparation.

Farm labour vs cowboy overview

	Farm Labour	Cowboy
Yearly salary	$26,720	$28,844
Hourly rate	$12.85	$13.87
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	25,319	400
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Farm labour vs cowboy salary

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

	Farm Labour	Cowboy
Average salary	$26,720	$28,844
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $33,000	Between $14,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	Yakima, WA	-
Highest paying state	North Dakota	-
Best paying company	Cargill	-
Best paying industry	Finance	-

Differences between farm labour and cowboy education

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

	Farm Labour	Cowboy
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Farm labour vs cowboy demographics

Here are the differences between farm labours' and cowboys' demographics:

	Farm Labour	Cowboy
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 80.5% Female, 19.5%	Male, 67.2% Female, 32.8%
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, 4.8% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 26.8% Asian, 1.9% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between farm labour and cowboy 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.

Cowboy example responsibilities.

Manage milking, feeding, pasture rotation, cleaning, and administration of bovine medication for organic dairy operation
Manage regular routines of dairy calf sector, developing skill in feeding, housing, sanitation, parasite and disease control.
Clean and sanitize milking equipment and ensure equipment functionality.
Operate and perform maintenance on agricultural equipment CDL truck driver
Operate and maintain heavy equipment (i.e., tractors, combines, harvesters )
Develop and execute nutrient management plan.

Farm labour vs cowboy skills

Common farm labour skills

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

Common cowboy skills

Medical Treatment, 41%
Customer Service, 29%
Food Preparation, 10%
CDL, 6%
Farm Equipment, 3%
General Maintenance, 3%