Farm labour vs herdsman

The differences between farm labours and herdsmen can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a herdsman has an average salary of $30,283, 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 herdsman are milking, dairy farm, and dairy cattle.

Farm labour vs herdsman overview

	Farm Labour	Herdsman
Yearly salary	$26,720	$30,283
Hourly rate	$12.85	$14.56
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	25,319	173
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Farm labour vs herdsman salary

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

	Farm Labour	Herdsman
Average salary	$26,720	$30,283
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $33,000	Between $14,000 And $62,000
Highest paying City	Yakima, WA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	North Dakota	Vermont
Best paying company	Cargill	Cargill
Best paying industry	Finance	Professional

Differences between farm labour and herdsman education

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

	Farm Labour	Herdsman
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Animal Science
Most common college	-	-

Farm labour vs herdsman demographics

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

	Farm Labour	Herdsman
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 80.5% Female, 19.5%	Male, 70.3% Female, 29.7%
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, 18.9% Asian, 1.7% White, 71.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between farm labour and herdsman 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.

Herdsman example responsibilities.

Lead farm tours and help organize CSA member events.
Feed, water, injecting antibiotics.
Implement GPS and data analysis for more precision planting and spraying measures.
Train and supervise milking personnel.
Administer antibiotics and other vaccines.
Prepare harvest products for transportation, balancing efficient module volume with acceptable quality standards for pick-up

Farm labour vs herdsman skills

Common farm labour skills

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

Common herdsman skills

Milking, 27%
Dairy Farm, 15%
Dairy Cattle, 12%
Pigs, 5%
Farm Equipment, 5%
USDA, 4%