Farm owner operator vs farmer

The differences between farm owner operators and farmers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a farm owner operator has an average salary of $55,293, which is higher than the $30,845 average annual salary of a farmer.

The top three skills for a farm owner operator include business plan, farm machinery and farm equipment. The most important skills for a farmer are beef cattle, farm work, and farm machinery.

Farm owner operator vs farmer overview

	Farm Owner Operator	Farmer
Yearly salary	$55,293	$30,845
Hourly rate	$26.58	$14.83
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	93,625	500
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	-

Farm owner operator vs farmer salary

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

	Farm Owner Operator	Farmer
Average salary	$55,293	$30,845
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $89,000	Between $13,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	-	Kearny, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	L'Oréal
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between farm owner operator and farmer education

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

	Farm Owner Operator	Farmer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Farm owner operator vs farmer demographics

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

	Farm Owner Operator	Farmer
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 70.0% Female, 30.0%	Male, 73.6% Female, 26.4%
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, 7.6% Asian, 1.5% White, 86.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between farm owner operator and farmer 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.

Farmer example responsibilities.

Manage and conduct the baling, hauling, advertising, and selling of 2000 straw square bales a year from 2002-2006.
Work on dairy farm and do everything from milking cows to working on equipment.
Can operate excellent with or without GPS
Work on hydroponic production of tomato crops.
Discuss and help with farm growth CSA expansion.
bush hogging baling hay planting seed cow castration and immunization

Farm owner operator vs farmer skills

Common farm owner operator skills

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

Common farmer skills

Beef Cattle, 13%
Farm Work, 8%
Farm Machinery, 6%
Milking, 6%
Mowing, 6%
Farm Animals, 5%