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Position	Year	**Average (USD)	High (USD)	Low (USD)	% Partial or Fully Paid Benefits
Swine					*HS	IN	FD	UT
Manager	2008 2007 2006 2005	43,236 42,917 42,833 41,666	70,000 70,000 58,000 60,000	32,000 34,000 33,000 30,000	43 9 41 22	88 92 81 83	-- -- 8 6	12 17 -- 6
Assistant Manager	2008 2007 2006 2005	36,857 35,000 32,066 31,928	45,000 43,000 43,000 40,000	30,000 30,000 26,000 25,000	-- 25 47 35	85 88 80 85	14 -- -- --	-- -- -- 7
Herdsperson	2008 2007 2006 2005	31,684 30,562 30,200 28,666	40,000 38,000 35,000 30,000	25,000 25,000 27,000 24,000	21 33 10 28	57 78 81 80	5 7 11 34	-- -- -- 17
Dairy
Manager	2008 2007 2006 2005	44,777 44,857 44,000 50,000	55,000 58,000 48,000 65,000	38,000 38,000 35,000 40,000	41 57 21 56	60 53 68 44	-- -- -- --	-- 29 -- 34
Assistant Manager	2008 2007 2006 2005	37,250 32,400 32,742 32,780	40,000 43,000 43,000 43,000	36,000 28,000 25,000 26,000	74 40 8 58	77 47 81 72	-- -- -- 8	-- 21 22 25
Herdsperson	2008 2007 2006 2005	34,450 33,875 35,666 32,167	45,000 40,000 40,000 42,00	26,000 25,000 30,000 24,000	80 71 68 75	60 38 42 50	10 13 -- --	30 56 32 34
Beef
Manager	2008 2007 2006 2005	42,800 44,800 44,333 45,500	55,000 70,000 68,000 60,000	33,000 30,000 30,000 30,000	42 75 52 100	97 62 82 100	-- 58 -- 67	-- 64 -- 50
Beef Assistant	2008 2007 2006 2005	31,214 30,142 32,600 27,818	40,100 35,000 38,000 35,000	26,000 25,000 25,000 24,000	29 56 42 72	57 38 68 63	29 24 40 9	21 42 39 36
Crop
Manager	2008 2007 2006 2005	39,273 40,400 41,000 39,000	50,000 45,000 63,000 50,000	35,000 35,000 30,000 30,000	72 41 74 78	63 81 76 83	9 19 13 33	27 -- 49 45
Crop Assistant	2008 2007 2006 2005	32,500 31,960 29,579 28,928	40,000 40,000 36,000 36,000	26,000 25,000 24,000 24,000	43 48 73 57	64 68 52 66	7 8 11 21	27 24 26 7
Benefit Codes: HS (Housing); IN (Insurance); FD (Food)l UT (Utilities). Dollar figures are SALARY ONLY; benefits are in addition to this figure. This does NOT cover multi-unit upper management positions in swine operations, general management of large cattle feedlots and large dairies.Dollar figures do NOT* include performance bonuses or incentives. The trend of employers offering profit sharing and private use of vehicles, while not documented, continues.
Prepared by Maas, Mehlmann and Jensen of AGRIcareers, Inc., Massena, IA. 50853 Questions? Call 712.779.3300. Email phyllis@agricareersinc.com © 2007 AGRIcareers Inc.