Dairy USA Wage Survey 2000

Dairy USA Wage Survey 2000

Gregorio Billikopf Encina
University of California

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Dear USA Dairy Producer: Thank you for your interest in this wage survey. It grew out of receiving so many questions about what other dairy farmers pay. There is a window between May 10 and the end of July 2000, to participate, and we hope you will choose to. The data you provide will be kept confidential and only released in summary form.

In order to accomodate different needs, besides the form you can fill out right here in this page, you can if you prefer, download either (1) Microsoft Word 97 document, or (2) a PDF format document (for which you will need to download a free PDF reader). If you have any questions, call (209) 525-6800 or E-mail gebillikopf@ucdavis.edu. Please return to this page around August 2000 to check results.

Important instructions for dairy farmers filling out Web form: Please answer all questions for April 2000, unless otherwise noted, and only for non-family dairy personnel. Fill out part one only once (questions 1-12). For part two (questions 13-22), answer for a specific non-family employee: do not average among several employees. AOL does not seem to support forms, so AOL clients, please download the paper verion above--sorry :-(.

If you do wish to include additional employees (and that would be great if you so desire), please use the following approach: First, fill out part one (general dairy questions) followed by part two, specific to one of your employees. Press the submit button at the bottom of the form. Only after having pressed the submit button at the bottom of the page, re-enter information for the new person you want to include, beginning with part two (leave part one as is). Make sure to press sumbit after completing each new employee you want to include.

Two last important points. (1) The computer will warn you that you are submitting information via E-mail when you press the "submit query" button. The data you provide will be kept confidential and only released in summary form. (2) Sometimes, users have not set up their browsers to use forms. This can usually be fixed in a couple of minutes by talking to your Internet provider, who will instruct you on how to set your "mail preferences." If this is not possible, feel free to use the forms provided above.

Thanks for your participation, and lets get started!

Part I.
Fill out only once for your dairy in general.

1. How many non-family employees worked on the dairy? (put a fraction for part time employee, and remember, please answer all questions for non-family employees and for April 2000)

Milkers/Pushers

Cow Feeders

Calf Feeders

Herdsmen

Other outside labor

Management

Farming (dairy related)

Office

All around

Mechanic

Hospitalist

Total dairy employees

2. Of this TOTAL, how many employees were born outside the USA?

born outside the USA

3. Your herd size was:

# milking cows

# dry cows

# heifers

4. On average, how many times per day were cows milked?

2x

2.5x

3x

4x

5. Time to complete one milking, including clean up? (to the closest hour)

hours

6. How many milkers / pushers were employed per shift? (here it's OK to include family)

per shift

7. Do you pay a shift differential for night or difficult shifts?

No

Yes $ per hour

8. How would you describe your milking system?

Flat parlor

Pit parlor

Stall barn

9. Number of milking stalls?

stalls

10. Days on / days off schedule for milkers (if all weeks the same, leave second week blank)

Days on

Days off
If second week different

Days on

Days off

11. Was your dairy labor unionized?

No

Yes Since when? (year)

12. State?

, USA

Part II.
For the employee you have chosen … please tell us:

 Do not average employees together. You will have the opportunity to include other employees later, if you so wish. Report GROSS WAGES, before deductions, for all related questions.

13. Employee job title: (check one best or closest title)

Milker/Pusher

Cow Feeder

Calf Feeder

Herdsman

Other outside labor

Farm manager

Farming (dairy related)

Office staff

All around

Mechanic

Hospitalist (maternity and hospital responsibilities)

14. Employee's sex:

Male

Female

15. Years working under this job title for this dairy:

years

16. Hours worked in April?

avg. hours/day

avg. hours/week

total hours April

17. Basic wages were paid on what basis?

per hour

per month

per milking

per cow

This amounted to $ (on the basis mentioned here in Q17)

18. Basic wages paid: (depending on your answer to Q17, this may be repetitive: please include overtime and/or shift differential, but not any incentive or bonus)

$ per hour

$ total for April

19. Amount paid for overtime worked in April

$ for overtime

20. Could this employee earn an incentive? (potential to earn)

No

Yes $ in incentives in April

IF YES, on what basis? (Ex., heat detection, SCC)

21. Other bonus? (e.g., end-of-year or profit sharing)

No

Yes $ for May 99 to Apr 2000

22. Other benefits: (check all that apply)

Health insurance

Vision

Dental

Paid vacation days/year

Milk or meat

Holidays days/year

Share of calves born

Allow employee owned animals in herd

Paid sick leave benefit

Retirement or 401(k) type program

Housing (or allowance)

Other

Submit before entering data for another employee!


Enter data for another employee?

Thanks for your participation!

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This has been a combined effort of dairy farmers, university, veterinarians, farm journalists, and many others who have helped and given suggestions.

© University of California 2000.


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Gregory Encina Billikopf
University of California Ag Extension
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Modesto, CA 95358-9492

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Phone: (209) 525-6800
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15 November 2004