Farm owner operator vs cattle manager

The differences between farm owner operators and cattle managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a farm owner operator and a cattle manager. Additionally, a farm owner operator has an average salary of $55,293, which is higher than the $49,831 average annual salary of a cattle manager.

The top three skills for a farm owner operator include business plan, farm machinery and farm equipment. The most important skills for a cattle manager are pasture, herd health, and insemination.

Farm owner operator vs cattle manager overview

	Farm Owner Operator	Cattle Manager
Yearly salary	$55,293	$49,831
Hourly rate	$26.58	$23.96
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	93,625	554
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Farm owner operator vs cattle manager salary

Farm owner operators and cattle managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Farm Owner Operator	Cattle Manager
Average salary	$55,293	$49,831
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $89,000	Between $23,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between farm owner operator and cattle manager education

There are a few differences between a farm owner operator and a cattle manager in terms of educational background:

	Farm Owner Operator	Cattle Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Business	Animal Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Cornell University

Farm owner operator vs cattle manager demographics

Here are the differences between farm owner operators' and cattle managers' demographics:

	Farm Owner Operator	Cattle Manager
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 70.0% Female, 30.0%	Male, 72.5% Female, 27.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 1.1% Unknown, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.4% Asian, 1.5% White, 86.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 1.1% Unknown, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 1.5% White, 86.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between farm owner operator and cattle manager duties and responsibilities

Farm owner operator example responsibilities.

Establish DFA procedures and manage operations, production forecasting, define goals, sanitation, billing, and reporting.
Manage end to end business operations including hiring, scheduling visits, conducting customer consultations and performing pet visits.
Establish a regular schedule for milking, feeding, cleaning, and equipment maintenance.
Perform general labor work such as mowing, cleaning equipment and irrigating crops.
Hay production - mowing, raking, tedding, baling, marketing, sales, freight delivery.
Obtain all the necessary certifications, filing of documents, and legal obligations require to start a new LLC.

Cattle manager example responsibilities.

Manage multiple farms including all aspects of pasture maintenance and farm equipment.
Manage a CSA share program and am the direct contact for all members.
Orchestrate meetings with OPCO and SMC personnel to institute daily demand status program.
Use of hand tools in construction of fences such as pliers, shovels, rock picks, hammers, fence tensioners.
Manage dairy goat milking operation.

Farm owner operator vs cattle manager skills

Common farm owner operator skills

Business Plan, 33%
Farm Machinery, 13%
Farm Equipment, 10%
Acre Farm, 6%
Milking, 5%
Equipment Maintenance, 4%

Common cattle manager skills

Pasture, 56%
Herd Health, 23%
Insemination, 20%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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