Farm rancher vs barn worker

The differences between farm ranchers and barn workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a farm rancher has an average salary of $31,547, which is higher than the $27,739 average annual salary of a barn worker.

The top three skills for a farm rancher include farm work, and . The most important skills for a barn worker are tack, milking, and golf carts.

Farm rancher vs barn worker overview

	Farm Rancher	Barn Worker
Yearly salary	$31,547	$27,739
Hourly rate	$15.17	$13.34
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	5,647	19,871
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Farm rancher vs barn worker salary

Farm ranchers and barn workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Farm Rancher	Barn Worker
Average salary	$31,547	$27,739
Salary range	Between $13,000 And $74,000	Between $20,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Center Moriches, NY	Columbia, SC
Highest paying state	New York	Vermont
Best paying company	Southern Nevada Water Authority	ManpowerGroup
Best paying industry	Technology	Health Care

Differences between farm rancher and barn worker education

There are a few differences between a farm rancher and a barn worker in terms of educational background:

	Farm Rancher	Barn Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Animal Science
Most common college	-	-

Farm rancher vs barn worker demographics

Here are the differences between farm ranchers' and barn workers' demographics:

	Farm Rancher	Barn Worker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 76.3% Female, 23.7%	Male, 34.9% Female, 65.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 22.8% Asian, 1.7% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 3.7% Unknown, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 21.4% Asian, 1.7% White, 69.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between farm rancher and barn worker duties and responsibilities

Farm rancher example responsibilities.

Manage and conduct the baling, hauling, advertising, and selling of 2000 straw square bales a year from 2002-2006.
Experience in using mowers, DR grader, tractor, weed whip, and more.
Prepare the farm for opening in the fall, including planting mums, painting, baling straw, and cleaning.
Prepare harvest products for transportation, balancing efficient module volume with acceptable quality standards for pick-up
Operate powered equipment such as mowers, tractors, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, pruning saws and edgers.
Mix specify materials or chemicals and dump solutions, powders or seeds into planters, and sprayers.

Barn worker example responsibilities.

Manage regular routines of dairy calf sector, developing skill in feeding, housing, sanitation, parasite and disease control.
Provide feed and clean water, groom and tack horses, clean stalls and exercise horses for clients.
Monitor and maintain crops to maximize product quality and quantity during harvest.
Turn outs, grooming (except clipping), trailering, mucking out pens/stalls, bathing, feeding.

Farm rancher vs barn worker skills

Common farm rancher skills

Farm Work, 100%

Common barn worker skills

Tack, 26%
Milking, 21%
Golf Carts, 12%
Lesson Program, 9%
Farm Equipment, 7%
Medical Treatment, 5%