Farm worker vs cowboy

The differences between farm workers and cowboys can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cowboy has an average salary of $28,844, 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 cowboy are medical treatment, customer service, and food preparation.

Farm worker vs cowboy overview

	Farm Worker	Cowboy
Yearly salary	$26,598	$28,844
Hourly rate	$12.79	$13.87
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	25,368	400
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Farm worker vs cowboy salary

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

	Farm Worker	Cowboy
Average salary	$26,598	$28,844
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $33,000	Between $14,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	Greenville, MS	-
Highest paying state	North Dakota	-
Best paying company	FAT CATS CAFE	-
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between farm worker and cowboy education

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

	Farm Worker	Cowboy
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Farm worker vs cowboy demographics

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

	Farm Worker	Cowboy
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 72.6% Female, 27.4%	Male, 67.2% Female, 32.8%
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, 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 worker and cowboy 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.

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 worker vs cowboy skills

Common farm worker skills

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

Common cowboy skills

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