Irrigation worker vs farm worker

The differences between irrigation workers and farm workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an irrigation worker has an average salary of $26,993, which is higher than the $26,598 average annual salary of a farm worker.

The top three skills for an irrigation worker include harvest, hand tools and sprinklers. The most important skills for a farm worker are harvest, mowing, and farm equipment.

Irrigation worker vs farm worker overview

	Irrigation Worker	Farm Worker
Yearly salary	$26,993	$26,598
Hourly rate	$12.98	$12.79
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	20,308	25,368
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Irrigation worker vs farm worker salary

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

	Irrigation Worker	Farm Worker
Average salary	$26,993	$26,598
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $21,000 And $33,000
Highest paying City	Aberdeen, SD	Greenville, MS
Highest paying state	Pennsylvania	North Dakota
Best paying company	Rasmussen Co Inc	FAT CATS CAFE
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Manufacturing

Differences between irrigation worker and farm worker education

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

	Irrigation Worker	Farm Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Irrigation worker vs farm worker demographics

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

	Irrigation Worker	Farm Worker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 90.8% Female, 9.2%	Male, 72.6% Female, 27.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.1% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 36.2% Asian, 1.9% White, 52.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	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 irrigation worker and farm worker duties and responsibilities

Irrigation worker example responsibilities.

General farm operations including health checks and care of calves, manage cleanliness of barns, milking
Dig trenches, set ground rods and wire, minor concrete work, traffic control, set cabinets, install pipes.
Dig trenches, set ground rods and wire, minor concrete work, traffic control, set cabinets, install pipes.

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.

Irrigation worker vs farm worker skills

Common irrigation worker skills

Harvest, 85%
Hand Tools, 11%
Sprinklers, 3%
Wheel Lines, 1%

Common farm worker skills

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