Farm rancher vs cowboy

The differences between farm ranchers and cowboys 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 $28,844 average annual salary of a cowboy.

The top three skills for a farm rancher include farm work, and . The most important skills for a cowboy are medical treatment, customer service, and food preparation.

Farm rancher vs cowboy overview

	Farm Rancher	Cowboy
Yearly salary	$31,547	$28,844
Hourly rate	$15.17	$13.87
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	5,647	400
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Farm rancher vs cowboy salary

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

	Farm Rancher	Cowboy
Average salary	$31,547	$28,844
Salary range	Between $13,000 And $74,000	Between $14,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	Center Moriches, NY	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	Southern Nevada Water Authority	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between farm rancher and cowboy education

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

	Farm Rancher	Cowboy
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Farm rancher vs cowboy demographics

Here are the differences between farm ranchers' and cowboys' demographics:

	Farm Rancher	Cowboy
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 76.3% Female, 23.7%	Male, 67.2% Female, 32.8%
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, 4.8% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 26.8% Asian, 1.9% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between farm rancher and cowboy 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.

Cowboy example responsibilities.

Manage milking, feeding, pasture rotation, cleaning, and administration of bovine medication for organic dairy operation
Manage regular routines of dairy calf sector, developing skill in feeding, housing, sanitation, parasite and disease control.
Clean and sanitize milking equipment and ensure equipment functionality.
Operate and perform maintenance on agricultural equipment CDL truck driver
Operate and maintain heavy equipment (i.e., tractors, combines, harvesters )
Develop and execute nutrient management plan.

Farm rancher vs cowboy skills

Common farm rancher skills

Farm Work, 100%

Common cowboy skills

Medical Treatment, 41%
Customer Service, 29%
Food Preparation, 10%
CDL, 6%
Farm Equipment, 3%
General Maintenance, 3%