Milker vs dairy farmer

The differences between milkers and dairy farmers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a milker has an average salary of $30,339, which is higher than the $29,959 average annual salary of a dairy farmer.

The top three skills for a milker include milking, dairy farm and calf. The most important skills for a dairy farmer are milking, dairy farm, and dairy cattle.

Milker vs dairy farmer overview

	Milker	Dairy Farmer
Yearly salary	$30,339	$29,959
Hourly rate	$14.59	$14.40
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	281	1,250
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Milker vs dairy farmer salary

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

	Milker	Dairy Farmer
Average salary	$30,339	$29,959
Salary range	Between $13,000 And $66,000	Between $13,000 And $68,000
Highest paying City	Philadelphia, PA	Westbrook, ME
Highest paying state	Vermont	Vermont
Best paying company	University of Wisconsin System	Kroger
Best paying industry	Finance	Manufacturing

Differences between milker and dairy farmer education

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

	Milker	Dairy Farmer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Animal Science	Animal Science
Most common college	-	-

Milker vs dairy farmer demographics

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

	Milker	Dairy Farmer
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 58.7% Female, 41.3%	Male, 67.0% Female, 33.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.4% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 23.3% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.2% 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 milker and dairy farmer duties and responsibilities

Milker example responsibilities.

Milk cows, treat sick cows, clean stalls/barns, tend calves, and assist with calf births.
Perform tasks such as feeding, medicating, washing, breeding, farrowing, and processing the pigs.
Power wash the milk room when finish milking, shovele the barns, and fed the calves and cows.
Assist farrowing sows through birth, sort pigs by size and by the amount of pigs she can nurse.
Implement vaccination and calf identification program.
Execute proper milking techniques and management practices every milking session.

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.

Milker vs dairy farmer skills

Common milker skills

Milking, 61%
Dairy Farm, 12%
Calf, 6%
Milk Cows, 3%
Goats, 3%
Skid Loader, 3%

Common dairy farmer skills

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