Shepherd vs farm worker

The differences between shepherds and farm workers 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 $26,598 average annual salary of a farm worker.

The top three skills for a shepherd include CPR, patients and surgery. The most important skills for a farm worker are harvest, mowing, and farm equipment.

Shepherd vs farm worker overview

	Shepherd	Farm Worker
Yearly salary	$45,259	$26,598
Hourly rate	$21.76	$12.79
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	2,857	25,368
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Shepherd vs farm worker salary

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

	Shepherd	Farm Worker
Average salary	$45,259	$26,598
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $62,000	Between $21,000 And $33,000
Highest paying City	-	Greenville, MS
Highest paying state	-	North Dakota
Best paying company	-	FAT CATS CAFE
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between shepherd and farm worker education

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

	Shepherd	Farm Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	-	-

Shepherd vs farm worker demographics

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

	Shepherd	Farm Worker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 31.8% Female, 68.2%	Male, 72.6% Female, 27.4%
Race ratio	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%	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 shepherd and farm worker duties and responsibilities

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.

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.

Shepherd vs farm worker skills

Common shepherd skills

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

Common farm worker skills

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