Cemetery sexton vs ground crew

The differences between cemetery sextons and ground crews can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a cemetery sexton and a ground crew. Additionally, a cemetery sexton has an average salary of $34,079, which is higher than the $33,390 average annual salary of a ground crew.

The top three skills for a cemetery sexton include mowing, and . The most important skills for a ground crew are mowing, GRASS, and snow removal.

Cemetery sexton vs ground crew overview

	Cemetery Sexton	Ground Crew
Yearly salary	$34,079	$33,390
Hourly rate	$16.38	$16.05
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	79	64,779
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Cemetery sexton vs ground crew salary

Cemetery sextons and ground crews have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cemetery Sexton	Ground Crew
Average salary	$34,079	$33,390
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $55,000	Between $26,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Juneau, AK
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Elcona Pro Shop
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between cemetery sexton and ground crew education

There are a few differences between a cemetery sexton and a ground crew in terms of educational background:

	Cemetery Sexton	Ground Crew
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cemetery sexton vs ground crew demographics

Here are the differences between cemetery sextons' and ground crews' demographics:

	Cemetery Sexton	Ground Crew
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 91.3% Female, 8.7%	Male, 89.3% Female, 10.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 30.2% Asian, 1.5% White, 55.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 8.3% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 1.7% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between cemetery sexton and ground crew duties and responsibilities

Cemetery sexton example responsibilities.

Manage daily cash, payroll, client settlement, and trust payment accounts.
Prepare all Medicaid and Medicare submissions, case preparation and probate/ family orders.
Start motors and engage machinery, such as sprayer agitators or pumps or portable spray equipment.

Ground crew example responsibilities.

Manage the maintenance for all generators: small Honda 4000 and Onan 6500K's.
Used hand saws and hand pruners as well as motorized saws to manage tree cuttings on the ground.
Used rakes, shovels, pruning saws, brush trimmers, axes, and other equipment.
Collect debris and refuge from tree trimming and removal operations into piles using shovels, rakes, and other tools.
Use landscape tools-rakes, shovels, and shrub pruners.
Synchronize missile defense operations within NATO's southern region.

Cemetery sexton vs ground crew skills

Common cemetery sexton skills

Mowing, 100%

Common ground crew skills

Mowing, 22%
GRASS, 14%
Snow Removal, 7%
Safety Procedures, 6%
General Upkeep, 5%
Fairways, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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