Climber vs grounds maintenance worker

The differences between climbers and grounds maintenance workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a climber, becoming a grounds maintenance worker takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a climber has an average salary of $42,388, which is higher than the $28,562 average annual salary of a grounds maintenance worker.

The top three skills for a climber include hand tools, line clearance and power saws. The most important skills for a grounds maintenance worker are GRASS, grounds maintenance, and mowing.

Climber vs grounds maintenance worker overview

	Climber	Grounds Maintenance Worker
Yearly salary	$42,388	$28,562
Hourly rate	$20.38	$13.73
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	4,477	115,674
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 46%
Average age	41	47
Years of experience	2	4

Climber vs grounds maintenance worker salary

Climbers and grounds maintenance workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Climber	Grounds Maintenance Worker
Average salary	$42,388	$28,562
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $57,000	Between $23,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Lakeland Electric
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between climber and grounds maintenance worker education

There are a few differences between a climber and a grounds maintenance worker in terms of educational background:

	Climber	Grounds Maintenance Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 46%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Climber vs grounds maintenance worker demographics

Here are the differences between climbers' and grounds maintenance workers' demographics:

	Climber	Grounds Maintenance Worker
Average age	41	47
Gender ratio	Male, 96.8% Female, 3.2%	Male, 91.2% Female, 8.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% Asian, 1.5% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 4.7% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	3%	2%

Differences between climber and grounds maintenance worker duties and responsibilities

Climber example responsibilities.

Install lte and umts anttennnas.
Train in the proper use of rigging equipment (porta wrap, pulleys, ect.
Operate heavy equipment trucks with booms and lift systems, company service trucks and vehicles, and a cherry picker.
Hand dig area between old and new poles to ensure enough room to transfer wires, dips etc to new poles.
Train in the proper use of rigging equipment (porta wrap, pulleys, ect.

Grounds maintenance worker example responsibilities.

Manage hardscape installation team and project
Operate hand or power tools and equipment such as: lawn mowers, shovels, snow blowers, rakes and trimmers.
Used lawn equipment to maintain grass, trees, flower beds, and paper pickup around the outside of where house.
Clean grounds using rakes, brooms, and hoses.
Mow, weed whack, rake, mulch, and prune the grounds as needed.
Remove weeds, debris and trash, edge, water, mow, prune and trim park landscapes.

Climber vs grounds maintenance worker skills

Common climber skills

Hand Tools, 20%
Line Clearance, 10%
Power Saws, 10%
Transmission Lines, 7%
CPR, 6%
OSHA, 5%

Common grounds maintenance worker skills

GRASS, 16%
Grounds Maintenance, 11%
Mowing, 9%
Hand Tools, 7%
Mowers, 4%
Blowers, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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