Sow farm barn technician vs milker

The differences between sow farm barn technicians and milkers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a milker has an average salary of $30,339, which is higher than the $28,786 average annual salary of a sow farm barn technician.

The top three skills for a sow farm barn technician include pigs, insemination and . The most important skills for a milker are milking, dairy farm, and calf.

Sow farm barn technician vs milker overview

	Sow Farm Barn Technician	Milker
Yearly salary	$28,786	$30,339
Hourly rate	$13.84	$14.59
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	5,909	281
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 42%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Sow farm barn technician vs milker salary

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

	Sow Farm Barn Technician	Milker
Average salary	$28,786	$30,339
Salary range	Between $12,000 And $64,000	Between $13,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	-	Philadelphia, PA
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	University of Wisconsin System
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between sow farm barn technician and milker education

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

	Sow Farm Barn Technician	Milker
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 42%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Animal Science	Animal Science
Most common college	-	-

Sow farm barn technician vs milker demographics

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

	Sow Farm Barn Technician	Milker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 80.8% Female, 19.2%	Male, 58.7% Female, 41.3%
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, 4.4% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 23.3% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between sow farm barn technician and milker 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.

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.

Sow farm barn technician vs milker skills

Common sow farm barn technician skills

Pigs, 97%
Insemination, 3%

Common milker skills

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