Sow farm barn technician vs farm worker

The differences between sow farm barn technicians and farm workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sow farm barn technician has an average salary of $28,786, which is higher than the $26,598 average annual salary of a farm worker.

The top three skills for a sow farm barn technician include pigs, insemination and . The most important skills for a farm worker are harvest, mowing, and farm equipment.

Sow farm barn technician vs farm worker overview

	Sow Farm Barn Technician	Farm Worker
Yearly salary	$28,786	$26,598
Hourly rate	$13.84	$12.79
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	5,909	25,368
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Sow farm barn technician vs farm worker salary

Sow farm barn technicians and farm workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sow Farm Barn Technician	Farm Worker
Average salary	$28,786	$26,598
Salary range	Between $12,000 And $64,000	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 sow farm barn technician and farm worker education

There are a few differences between a sow farm barn technician and a farm worker in terms of educational background:

	Sow Farm Barn Technician	Farm Worker
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Animal Science	Business
Most common college	-	-

Sow farm barn technician vs farm worker demographics

Here are the differences between sow farm barn technicians' and farm workers' demographics:

	Sow Farm Barn Technician	Farm Worker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 80.8% Female, 19.2%	Male, 72.6% Female, 27.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 41.2% Asian, 1.6% White, 50.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	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 sow farm barn technician and farm worker duties and responsibilities

Sow farm barn technician example responsibilities.

Manage and conduct the baling, hauling, advertising, and selling of 2000 straw square bales a year from 2002-2006.
Perform heat detection, artificial insemination and pregnancy checks.
Maintain accurate records using ISF forms and protocols.
Adhere to ISF animal wellbeing policy at all times.
Prepare harvest products for transportation, balancing efficient module volume with acceptable quality standards for pick-up
Perform cultivation and harvesting activities by using heavy machinery like harvesters and tractors.

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.

Sow farm barn technician vs farm worker skills

Common sow farm barn technician skills

Pigs, 97%
Insemination, 3%

Common farm worker skills

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