Groom vs dairy farmer

The differences between grooms and dairy farmers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a groom has an average salary of $30,872, which is higher than the $29,959 average annual salary of a dairy farmer.

The top three skills for a groom include PET, clipping and animal handling. The most important skills for a dairy farmer are milking, dairy farm, and dairy cattle.

Groom vs dairy farmer overview

	Groom	Dairy Farmer
Yearly salary	$30,872	$29,959
Hourly rate	$14.84	$14.40
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	9,302	1,250
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Groom vs dairy farmer salary

Grooms and dairy farmers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Groom	Dairy Farmer
Average salary	$30,872	$29,959
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $43,000	Between $13,000 And $68,000
Highest paying City	Natick, MA	Westbrook, ME
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Vermont
Best paying company	Dartmouth	Kroger
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between groom and dairy farmer education

There are a few differences between a groom and a dairy farmer in terms of educational background:

	Groom	Dairy Farmer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Business	Animal Science
Most common college	-	-

Groom vs dairy farmer demographics

Here are the differences between grooms' and dairy farmers' demographics:

	Groom	Dairy Farmer
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 19.3% Female, 80.7%	Male, 67.0% Female, 33.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.6% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 25.7% Asian, 1.8% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 3.5% Unknown, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 1.7% White, 70.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between groom and dairy farmer duties and responsibilities

Groom example responsibilities.

Manage all breeding, whelping, raising of puppies, grooming and showing of dogs for owners in the AKC.
Provide excellent customer service and interact with pet parents.
Perform all grooming procedures including bath, brush, clips, and shave downs.
Toe nail clips, ear cleanings, and also extensive de sheds and mat removal.
Perform animal grooming such as washing, brushing, trimming coats, cutting nails, and cleaning ears.
Answer calls, make grooming appointments, wash and dry dogs, trim/ grind nails, brush coats appropriately

Dairy farmer example responsibilities.

Manage regular routines of dairy calf sector, developing skill in feeding, housing, sanitation, parasite and disease control.
Hoof trimming responsibilities include all dry cow maintenance trims, treating lame cows and diagnosing hoof health issues.
Demonstrate milking process and equipment operation to all workers.
Milk goats, set up pipes for pasteurizer, clean pipes, rake barn, feed goats
Herd the dairy cattle to pasture for grazing.
Clean cattle lots with bobcat and dump truck.

Groom vs dairy farmer skills

Common groom skills

PET, 71%
Clipping, 11%
Animal Handling, 4%
Pet Care, 3%
Compassion, 3%
Customer Satisfaction, 3%

Common dairy farmer skills

Milking, 32%
Dairy Farm, 12%
Dairy Cattle, 11%
Farm Machinery, 10%
Milk Cows, 8%
Calf, 5%