Packer vs cowboy

The differences between packers and cowboys can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a packer has an average salary of $30,118, which is higher than the $28,844 average annual salary of a cowboy.

The top three skills for a packer include pallets, defective products and assembly line. The most important skills for a cowboy are medical treatment, customer service, and food preparation.

Packer vs cowboy overview

	Packer	Cowboy
Yearly salary	$30,118	$28,844
Hourly rate	$14.48	$13.87
Growth rate	6%	1%
Number of jobs	19,418	400
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Packer vs cowboy salary

Packers and cowboys have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Packer	Cowboy
Average salary	$30,118	$28,844
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $37,000	Between $14,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	Kent, WA	-
Highest paying state	Washington	-
Best paying company	Steel Dynamics	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between packer and cowboy education

There are a few differences between a packer and a cowboy in terms of educational background:

	Packer	Cowboy
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Packer vs cowboy demographics

Here are the differences between packers' and cowboys' demographics:

	Packer	Cowboy
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 41.3% Female, 58.7%	Male, 67.2% Female, 32.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.0% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.3% Asian, 7.7% White, 54.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 4.8% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 26.8% Asian, 1.9% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	7%	3%

Differences between packer and cowboy duties and responsibilities

Packer example responsibilities.

Pack ice cream at the Unilever company
Follow customers and ISO guidelines when inspecting and packing parts.
Execute all quality procedures to ensure that they are ISO compliant.
Process orders in FedEx and USPS data base, maintain clean work area.
Price match on FedEx, OnTrac, and USPS for location on invoice.
Work at Unilever for a temporary service call spherion before making full time at Unilever.

Cowboy example responsibilities.

Manage milking, feeding, pasture rotation, cleaning, and administration of bovine medication for organic dairy operation
Manage regular routines of dairy calf sector, developing skill in feeding, housing, sanitation, parasite and disease control.
Clean and sanitize milking equipment and ensure equipment functionality.
Operate and perform maintenance on agricultural equipment CDL truck driver
Operate and maintain heavy equipment (i.e., tractors, combines, harvesters )
Develop and execute nutrient management plan.

Packer vs cowboy skills

Common packer skills

Pallets, 20%
Defective Products, 17%
Assembly Line, 7%
Electric Pallet Jack, 6%
Safety Regulations, 6%
Machine Operators, 5%

Common cowboy skills

Medical Treatment, 41%
Customer Service, 29%
Food Preparation, 10%
CDL, 6%
Farm Equipment, 3%
General Maintenance, 3%