Cemetery workers supervisor vs groundskeeper supervisor

The differences between cemetery workers supervisors and groundskeeper supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a cemetery workers supervisor and a groundskeeper supervisor. Additionally, a cemetery workers supervisor has an average salary of $52,677, which is higher than the $31,113 average annual salary of a groundskeeper supervisor.

The top three skills for a cemetery workers supervisor include funeral homes, cemetery grounds and grounds maintenance. The most important skills for a groundskeeper supervisor are mowing, hand tools, and lawn care.

Cemetery workers supervisor vs groundskeeper supervisor overview

	Cemetery Workers Supervisor	Groundskeeper Supervisor
Yearly salary	$52,677	$31,113
Hourly rate	$25.33	$14.96
Growth rate	3%	-
Number of jobs	1,649	1,303
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	4	4

Cemetery workers supervisor vs groundskeeper supervisor salary

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

	Cemetery Workers Supervisor	Groundskeeper Supervisor
Average salary	$52,677	$31,113
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $107,000	Between $23,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between cemetery workers supervisor and groundskeeper supervisor education

There are a few differences between a cemetery workers supervisor and a groundskeeper supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Cemetery Workers Supervisor	Groundskeeper Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Management	Business
Most common college	Cornell University	Pennsylvania State University

Cemetery workers supervisor vs groundskeeper supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between cemetery workers supervisors' and groundskeeper supervisors' demographics:

	Cemetery Workers Supervisor	Groundskeeper Supervisor
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 80.0% Female, 20.0%	Male, 91.1% Female, 8.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.8% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 1.2% White, 70.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 7.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 1.3% White, 67.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between cemetery workers supervisor and groundskeeper supervisor duties and responsibilities

Cemetery workers supervisor example responsibilities.

Design survey / GIS cost estimate and reporting module to ensure crews are producing efficiently and achieving profitability.
Develop ideas for training literature pertaining to CDL pre-trip inspection.
Operate equipment such as forklift and boom bucket.

Groundskeeper supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage the landscape and vineyard, run equipment, cultivate raw landscape.
Manage nursery and landscape surrounding campus center, leading maintenance and management projects.
Remove snow and de-ice sidewalks for client properties using snow blowers, plows, and shovels.
Experience with chainsaws, mowers, trimmers, skid loaders, excavators, snow blowers, plows, hedge trimming etc.
Use hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, hedge and brush trimmers, and axes.
Fix and maintain units, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, drywall, painting.

Cemetery workers supervisor vs groundskeeper supervisor skills

Common cemetery workers supervisor skills

Funeral Homes, 52%
Cemetery Grounds, 34%
Grounds Maintenance, 14%

Common groundskeeper supervisor skills

Mowing, 22%
Hand Tools, 17%
Lawn Care, 17%
GRASS, 13%
Grounds Maintenance, 11%
Snow Removal, 5%

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