Milker vs shepherd

The differences between milkers and shepherds can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a shepherd has an average salary of $45,259, which is higher than the $30,339 average annual salary of a milker.

The top three skills for a milker include milking, dairy farm and calf. The most important skills for a shepherd are CPR, patients, and surgery.

Milker vs shepherd overview

	Milker	Shepherd
Yearly salary	$30,339	$45,259
Hourly rate	$14.59	$21.76
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	281	2,857
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Milker vs shepherd salary

Milkers and shepherds have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Milker	Shepherd
Average salary	$30,339	$45,259
Salary range	Between $13,000 And $66,000	Between $32,000 And $62,000
Highest paying City	Philadelphia, PA	-
Highest paying state	Vermont	-
Best paying company	University of Wisconsin System	-
Best paying industry	Finance	-

Differences between milker and shepherd education

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

	Milker	Shepherd
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Animal Science	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Milker vs shepherd demographics

Here are the differences between milkers' and shepherds' demographics:

	Milker	Shepherd
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 58.7% Female, 41.3%	Male, 31.8% Female, 68.2%
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, 4.6% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 27.9% Asian, 1.8% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between milker and shepherd 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.

Shepherd example responsibilities.

Manage ventilator settings, suction tracheostomy, tube-feeding assistance.
Help create calendar scheduling for nurses and CNAs.
Assess patients and provide necessary and prescribe treatments for stabilization.
Maintain a sanitary and safe working environment for patients and co-workers surpassing the regulatory standards.
Initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation in emergency situations.
Care for children and help the staff give them educational activities they can do to enjoy there summer and still learn.

Milker vs shepherd skills

Common milker skills

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

Common shepherd skills

CPR, 37%
Patients, 31%
Surgery, 11%
Surgical Procedures, 5%
Vital Signs, 5%
Patient Care, 4%