Fertilizer applicator vs farm worker

The differences between fertilizer applicators and farm workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a fertilizer applicator has an average salary of $46,570, which is higher than the $26,598 average annual salary of a farm worker.

The top three skills for a fertilizer applicator include CDL, GPS and mowing. The most important skills for a farm worker are harvest, mowing, and farm equipment.

Fertilizer applicator vs farm worker overview

	Fertilizer Applicator	Farm Worker
Yearly salary	$46,570	$26,598
Hourly rate	$22.39	$12.79
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	2,969	25,368
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Fertilizer applicator vs farm worker salary

Fertilizer applicators and farm workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fertilizer Applicator	Farm Worker
Average salary	$46,570	$26,598
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $90,000	Between $21,000 And $33,000
Highest paying City	-	Greenville, MS
Highest paying state	-	North Dakota
Best paying company	-	FAT CATS CAFE
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between fertilizer applicator and farm worker education

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

	Fertilizer Applicator	Farm Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Plant Sciences	Business
Most common college	-	-

Fertilizer applicator vs farm worker demographics

Here are the differences between fertilizer applicators' and farm workers' demographics:

	Fertilizer Applicator	Farm Worker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 100.0% Female, 0.0%	Male, 72.6% Female, 27.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.1% Unknown, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 1.7% White, 74.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	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%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between fertilizer applicator and farm worker duties and responsibilities

Fertilizer applicator example responsibilities.

Load and unload chemicals, mix herbicide, fill sprayers and used GPS and GIS systems.
Preform all troubleshooting and diagnostics for termite infestations.
Start motors and engage machinery, such as sprayer agitators or pumps or portable spray equipment.

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.

Fertilizer applicator vs farm worker skills

Common fertilizer applicator skills

CDL, 60%
GPS, 39%
Mowing, 1%
Application Equipment, 1%

Common farm worker skills

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