Cemetery worker vs ground crew

The differences between cemetery workers 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 worker and a ground crew. Additionally, a ground crew has an average salary of $33,390, which is higher than the $31,675 average annual salary of a cemetery worker.

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

Cemetery worker vs ground crew overview

	Cemetery Worker	Ground Crew
Yearly salary	$31,675	$33,390
Hourly rate	$15.23	$16.05
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	19,932	64,779
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 26%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Cemetery worker vs ground crew salary

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

	Cemetery Worker	Ground Crew
Average salary	$31,675	$33,390
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	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 worker and ground crew education

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

	Cemetery Worker	Ground Crew
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 26%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cemetery worker vs ground crew demographics

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

	Cemetery Worker	Ground Crew
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 91.1% Female, 8.9%	Male, 89.3% Female, 10.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 22.7% Asian, 1.6% White, 59.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	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 worker and ground crew duties and responsibilities

Cemetery worker example responsibilities.

Provide cleanliness, safety, and beautification in the harbor and surrounding beaches, landscaping, fields, and picnic areas.
Cut and separate metal, operate cranes, forklift, bobcat, etc, lift heavy objects, etc.

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 worker vs ground crew skills

Common cemetery worker skills

GRASS, 25%
DIG, 18%
Mowing, 15%
Grounds Maintenance, 15%
Cemetery Grounds, 11%
MOW, 10%

Common ground crew skills

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

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