Farm worker vs barn worker

The differences between farm workers and barn workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a barn worker has an average salary of $27,739, which is higher than the $26,598 average annual salary of a farm worker.

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

Farm worker vs barn worker overview

	Farm Worker	Barn Worker
Yearly salary	$26,598	$27,739
Hourly rate	$12.79	$13.34
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	25,368	19,871
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Farm worker vs barn worker salary

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

	Farm Worker	Barn Worker
Average salary	$26,598	$27,739
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $33,000	Between $20,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Greenville, MS	Columbia, SC
Highest paying state	North Dakota	Vermont
Best paying company	FAT CATS CAFE	ManpowerGroup
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Health Care

Differences between farm worker and barn worker education

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

	Farm Worker	Barn Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Animal Science
Most common college	-	-

Farm worker vs barn worker demographics

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

	Farm Worker	Barn Worker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 72.6% Female, 27.4%	Male, 34.9% Female, 65.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.1% Unknown, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 25.2% Asian, 1.8% White, 64.7% 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 worker and barn worker duties and responsibilities

Farm worker example responsibilities.

General farm operations including health checks and care of calves, manage cleanliness of barns, milking
Manage regular routines of dairy calf sector, developing skill in feeding, housing, sanitation, parasite and disease control.
Care for domestic farm animals, lawn mowing, lifting supplies and feed, general grounds work.
Adhere to farm procedures for newborn calf management.
Serve as vacation relief foreman and semi trailer spotter.
Farm aid carrry trees to customers cars, drive a bobcat.

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 worker vs barn worker skills

Common farm worker skills

Harvest, 25%
Mowing, 11%
Farm Equipment, 10%
Farm Machinery, 7%
Farm Work, 5%
Beef Cattle, 3%

Common barn worker skills

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