Cemetery sexton vs lawn maintenance worker

The differences between cemetery sextons and lawn maintenance 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 maintenance worker. Additionally, a cemetery sexton has an average salary of $34,079, which is higher than the $29,351 average annual salary of a lawn maintenance worker.

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

Cemetery sexton vs lawn maintenance worker overview

	Cemetery Sexton	Lawn Maintenance Worker
Yearly salary	$34,079	$29,351
Hourly rate	$16.38	$14.11
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	79	87,281
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	High School Diploma, 54%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Cemetery sexton vs lawn maintenance worker salary

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

	Cemetery Sexton	Lawn Maintenance Worker
Average salary	$34,079	$29,351
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $55,000	Between $23,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	VisionCorp Rep
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between cemetery sexton and lawn maintenance worker education

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

	Cemetery Sexton	Lawn Maintenance Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	High School Diploma, 54%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cemetery sexton vs lawn maintenance worker demographics

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

	Cemetery Sexton	Lawn Maintenance Worker
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 91.3% Female, 8.7%	Male, 89.7% Female, 10.3%
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, 11.4% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% Asian, 1.5% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between cemetery sexton and lawn maintenance 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 maintenance worker example responsibilities.

Manage hardscape installation team and project
Operate powered equipment such as mowers, blowers, gas clippers.
hedge trimmer, rakes and shovels, lawn mower, weed-whacker, blower.
Operate weed eaters, lawn mowers, and blowers on residential and commercial properties.
edge weedeat blow mow prune plants trim hedges trim trees .. landscaping plants trees mulch sod
Maintain the association park by mowing and weed eating the grass, cutting brush and picking up garbage.

Cemetery sexton vs lawn maintenance worker skills

Common cemetery sexton skills

Mowing, 100%

Common lawn maintenance worker skills

Lawn Care, 16%
Mowing, 16%
GRASS, 11%
Hand Tools, 9%
Ladders, 8%
Edge Lawns, 5%

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