Farm owner operator vs operator

The differences between farm owner operators and operators 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 an operator. Additionally, a farm owner operator has an average salary of $55,293, which is higher than the $37,928 average annual salary of an operator.

The top three skills for a farm owner operator include business plan, farm machinery and farm equipment. The most important skills for an operator are safety procedures, CDL, and emergency calls.

Farm owner operator vs operator overview

	Farm Owner Operator	Operator
Yearly salary	$55,293	$37,928
Hourly rate	$26.58	$18.23
Growth rate	-3%	7%
Number of jobs	93,625	159,077
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	High School Diploma, 40%
Average age	48	43
Years of experience	4	4

Farm owner operator vs operator salary

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

	Farm Owner Operator	Operator
Average salary	$55,293	$37,928
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $89,000	Between $27,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	North Dakota
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between farm owner operator and operator education

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

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

Farm owner operator vs operator demographics

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

	Farm Owner Operator	Operator
Average age	48	43
Gender ratio	Male, 70.0% Female, 30.0%	Male, 73.0% Female, 27.0%
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, 16.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 2.5% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between farm owner operator and operator 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.

Operator example responsibilities.

Assist in developing the company s short and long term training plans and managing yearly ammunition allocation.
Assist and manage the extrusion process of polyester raw material in pellet or chip form to produce finish rolls of plastic.
Manage day-to-day transportation and logistics services for multinational account base.
Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Job require basic math skills: fractions and decimals.
Ensure safety of all equipment during production in compliance with strict OSHA and safety regulations.

Farm owner operator vs operator skills

Common farm owner operator skills

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

Common operator skills

Safety Procedures, 15%
CDL, 6%
Emergency Calls, 6%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%
Quality Checks, 4%
Dozer, 4%