Farm worker vs livestock yard attendant

The differences between farm workers and livestock yard attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a livestock yard attendant has an average salary of $33,717, 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 livestock yard attendant are light maintenance, rental equipment, and construction equipment.

Farm worker vs livestock yard attendant overview

	Farm Worker	Livestock Yard Attendant
Yearly salary	$26,598	$33,717
Hourly rate	$12.79	$16.21
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	25,368	48,135
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Farm worker vs livestock yard attendant salary

Farm workers and livestock yard attendants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Farm Worker	Livestock Yard Attendant
Average salary	$26,598	$33,717
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $33,000	Between $25,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	Greenville, MS	Cicero, NY
Highest paying state	North Dakota	Vermont
Best paying company	FAT CATS CAFE	Ryder System
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Professional

Differences between farm worker and livestock yard attendant education

There are a few differences between a farm worker and a livestock yard attendant in terms of educational background:

	Farm Worker	Livestock Yard Attendant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Farm worker vs livestock yard attendant demographics

Here are the differences between farm workers' and livestock yard attendants' demographics:

	Farm Worker	Livestock Yard Attendant
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 72.6% Female, 27.4%	Male, 90.2% Female, 9.8%
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, 4.7% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 26.8% Asian, 1.9% White, 62.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between farm worker and livestock yard attendant 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.

Livestock yard attendant example responsibilities.

Wash dishes, maintain appearance of facilities, prep for cooking, run the some cooking equipment.
Assist in cutting grass, trimming hedges, pulling weeds, planting flowers, applying chemicals to kill weeds.
Operate self-propelled riding equipment such as trucks, utility vehicles and mechanical rakes.

Farm worker vs livestock yard attendant skills

Common farm worker skills

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

Common livestock yard attendant skills

Light Maintenance, 69%
Rental Equipment, 7%
Construction Equipment, 6%
CDL, 4%
Customer Service, 4%
General Maintenance, 3%