Farm owner operator vs truck farmer

The differences between farm owner operators and truck farmers 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 truck farmer. Additionally, a farm owner operator has an average salary of $55,293, which is higher than the $41,193 average annual salary of a truck farmer.

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

Farm owner operator vs truck farmer overview

	Farm Owner Operator	Truck Farmer
Yearly salary	$55,293	$41,193
Hourly rate	$26.58	$19.80
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	93,625	34,756
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Farm owner operator vs truck farmer salary

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

	Farm Owner Operator	Truck Farmer
Average salary	$55,293	$41,193
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $89,000	Between $19,000 And $85,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between farm owner operator and truck farmer education

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

	Farm Owner Operator	Truck Farmer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Business	Management
Most common college	Stanford University	Boston University

Farm owner operator vs truck farmer demographics

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

	Farm Owner Operator	Truck Farmer
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 70.0% Female, 30.0%	Male, 95.8% Female, 4.2%
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, 0.9% Unknown, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% Asian, 1.4% White, 88.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between farm owner operator and truck 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.

Truck farmer example responsibilities.

Prepare potato houses prior to harvest cleaning and sanitizing to require specifications.
Execute a wide variety of tasks relate to organic crop production.

Farm owner operator vs truck 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 truck farmer skills

CDL, 100%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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