Cemetery worker vs keeper

The differences between cemetery workers and keepers 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 keeper. Additionally, a keeper has an average salary of $33,606, 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 keeper are guest rooms, animal husbandry, and purchase orders.

Cemetery worker vs keeper overview

	Cemetery Worker	Keeper
Yearly salary	$31,675	$33,606
Hourly rate	$15.23	$16.16
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	19,932	3,285
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 keeper salary

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

	Cemetery Worker	Keeper
Average salary	$31,675	$33,606
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	Between $23,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Richmond, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	The Boston Beer Company
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between cemetery worker and keeper education

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

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

Cemetery worker vs keeper demographics

Here are the differences between cemetery workers' and keepers' demographics:

	Cemetery Worker	Keeper
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 91.1% Female, 8.9%	Male, 47.8% Female, 52.2%
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, 10.7% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 24.8% Asian, 2.0% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between cemetery worker and keeper 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.

Keeper example responsibilities.

Record statistics of players and run the game clock.
Work with both African and Asian species of elephants.
Participate in USDA and AZA inspections and make corrections as needed.
Wash and sanitize dirty dishes by hand and by using a dishwasher
Assist in lab coat department administering lab coats and scrub sets to hospital personnel.
Assist with the maintenance of vary size lawns mowing, seeding, weeding, and trimming lawns.

Cemetery worker vs keeper skills

Common cemetery worker skills

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

Common keeper skills

Guest Rooms, 30%
Animal Husbandry, 11%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Computer System, 5%
Inventory Control, 4%
Customer Orders, 3%

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