Cemetery sexton vs lawn care worker

The differences between cemetery sextons and lawn care workers 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 lawn care worker. Additionally, a cemetery sexton has an average salary of $34,079, which is higher than the $29,667 average annual salary of a lawn care worker.

The top three skills for a cemetery sexton include mowing, and . The most important skills for a lawn care worker are GRASS, mowing, and water lawns.

Cemetery sexton vs lawn care worker overview

	Cemetery Sexton	Lawn Care Worker
Yearly salary	$34,079	$29,667
Hourly rate	$16.38	$14.26
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	79	88,268
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	High School Diploma, 41%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Cemetery sexton vs lawn care worker salary

Cemetery sextons and lawn care workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cemetery Sexton	Lawn Care Worker
Average salary	$34,079	$29,667
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $55,000	Between $23,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Fargo, ND
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Lawn Doctor
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between cemetery sexton and lawn care worker education

There are a few differences between a cemetery sexton and a lawn care worker in terms of educational background:

	Cemetery Sexton	Lawn Care Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	High School Diploma, 41%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cemetery sexton vs lawn care worker demographics

Here are the differences between cemetery sextons' and lawn care workers' demographics:

	Cemetery Sexton	Lawn Care Worker
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 91.3% Female, 8.7%	Male, 77.5% Female, 22.5%
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, 11.0% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% Asian, 1.5% White, 63.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between cemetery sexton and lawn care worker 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.

Lawn care worker example responsibilities.

Accomplish mowing lawns and all job relate requests given by managers precisely and accurately.
Winter property care equipment include snow blowers, shoveling, and salting.
Provide services such as mowing grass, seed lawns, applying fertilizer and pest control, and trimming hedges and trees.
Mow neighbor's lawns, trim lawn edge, clean driveway and sidewalk from cut grass, and bag cut grass.
Help to trim shrubs and prune dead branches.
Used snow shovels to clear sidewalks and small parking lots.

Cemetery sexton vs lawn care worker skills

Common cemetery sexton skills

Mowing, 100%

Common lawn care worker skills

GRASS, 17%
Mowing, 16%
Water Lawns, 10%
Lawn Care, 9%
CPR, 6%
Program Rules, 5%

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