Grass cutter vs landscape technician

The differences between grass cutters and landscape technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a grass cutter and a landscape technician. Additionally, a grass cutter has an average salary of $35,287, which is higher than the $29,080 average annual salary of a landscape technician.

The top three skills for a grass cutter include GRASS, cut grass and mowing. The most important skills for a landscape technician are grounds maintenance, mowing, and GRASS.

Grass cutter vs landscape technician overview

	Grass Cutter	Landscape Technician
Yearly salary	$35,287	$29,080
Hourly rate	$16.96	$13.98
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	6,637	37,240
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 65%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Grass cutter vs landscape technician salary

Grass cutters and landscape technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Grass Cutter	Landscape Technician
Average salary	$35,287	$29,080
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $45,000	Between $23,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Lake Stevens, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Boulder County
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between grass cutter and landscape technician education

There are a few differences between a grass cutter and a landscape technician in terms of educational background:

	Grass Cutter	Landscape Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 65%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Automotive Technology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Grass cutter vs landscape technician demographics

Here are the differences between grass cutters' and landscape technicians' demographics:

	Grass Cutter	Landscape Technician
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 93.6% Female, 6.4%	Male, 91.8% Female, 8.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.3% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 1.6% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 1.9% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between grass cutter and landscape technician duties and responsibilities

Grass cutter example responsibilities.

Maintain, operate, and manage a riding lawn-mower to ensure that it run to the best of itscapabilities.
Cut grass at different locations (parks, golf courses, community centers, etc . )
Operate a variety of vehicles and machines like mowers, tractors, chain saws, sod cutters and pruning saws.
Mow and weed eat around light poles and under bridges.
Maintain a danger-free zone and clear area while cutting grass at parks and around rivers and fire hydrants.
Operate a variety of equipment such as chain saws, handsaws, shredder, chippers, shears, and climbing equipment.

Landscape technician example responsibilities.

Manage hardscape installation team and project
Operate powered equipment such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chain-saws, clippers and pruning saws.
Handle the tasks of transplanting, pruning, weeding, fertilizing, spraying, constructing and mowing for landscape maintenance.
Experience with the use of typical yard work equipment including, lawn mowers, leaf blowers, and gas power trimmers.
Maintain shrubs, flowers and landscape areas with the use of mowers, edgers and other necessary hand and mechanical equipment.
Target and complete assignments such as mowing and treating various lawns, trimming shrubbery and bushes, sod installation and mulching.

Grass cutter vs landscape technician skills

Common grass cutter skills

GRASS, 68%
Cut Grass, 13%
Mowing, 6%
Lawn Care, 4%
Mowers, 2%
Blowers, 2%

Common landscape technician skills

Grounds Maintenance, 16%
Mowing, 14%
GRASS, 12%
Snow Removal, 5%
Hand Tools, 5%
Blowers, 5%

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