Shepherd vs farmer

The differences between shepherds and farmers 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 $30,845 average annual salary of a farmer.

The top three skills for a shepherd include CPR, patients and surgery. The most important skills for a farmer are beef cattle, farm work, and farm machinery.

Shepherd vs farmer overview

	Shepherd	Farmer
Yearly salary	$45,259	$30,845
Hourly rate	$21.76	$14.83
Growth rate	1%	-3%
Number of jobs	2,857	500
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	40	48
Years of experience	-	-

Shepherd vs farmer salary

Shepherds and farmers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Shepherd	Farmer
Average salary	$45,259	$30,845
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $62,000	Between $13,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	-	Kearny, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	L'Oréal
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between shepherd and farmer education

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

	Shepherd	Farmer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	-	-

Shepherd vs farmer demographics

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

	Shepherd	Farmer
Average age	40	48
Gender ratio	Male, 31.8% Female, 68.2%	Male, 73.6% Female, 26.4%
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, 1.1% Unknown, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% Asian, 1.5% White, 86.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	3%	4%

Differences between shepherd and farmer 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.

Farmer example responsibilities.

Manage and conduct the baling, hauling, advertising, and selling of 2000 straw square bales a year from 2002-2006.
Work on dairy farm and do everything from milking cows to working on equipment.
Can operate excellent with or without GPS
Work on hydroponic production of tomato crops.
Discuss and help with farm growth CSA expansion.
bush hogging baling hay planting seed cow castration and immunization

Shepherd vs farmer skills

Common shepherd skills

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

Common farmer skills

Beef Cattle, 13%
Farm Work, 8%
Farm Machinery, 6%
Milking, 6%
Mowing, 6%
Farm Animals, 5%