Grass cutter vs lawn care technician

The differences between grass cutters and lawn care 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 lawn care technician. Additionally, a grass cutter has an average salary of $35,287, which is higher than the $32,439 average annual salary of a lawn care technician.

The top three skills for a grass cutter include GRASS, cut grass and mowing. The most important skills for a lawn care technician are lawn care, customer service, and mowing.

Grass cutter vs lawn care technician overview

	Grass Cutter	Lawn Care Technician
Yearly salary	$35,287	$32,439
Hourly rate	$16.96	$15.60
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	6,637	102,726
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 65%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Grass cutter vs lawn care technician salary

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

	Grass Cutter	Lawn Care Technician
Average salary	$35,287	$32,439
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $45,000	Between $25,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Billings, MT
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Four Seasons
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between grass cutter and lawn care technician education

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

	Grass Cutter	Lawn Care Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 65%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Automotive Technology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Grass cutter vs lawn care technician demographics

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

	Grass Cutter	Lawn Care Technician
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 93.6% Female, 6.4%	Male, 93.5% Female, 6.5%
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, 11.2% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 1.8% White, 63.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between grass cutter and lawn care 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.

Lawn care technician example responsibilities.

Manage hardscape installation team and project
Used various types of lawn equipment lawn mower, edger, leaf blower, chippers/shredder, aerators, rakes and shovels.
Utilize hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge, brush trimmers and axes.
Weed eating, edge, tree trimming and chipping, and cut grass on walk behind and ride on mowers.
Used hand and power tools, mowers, weed eaters, blowers, edgers, and administer chemicals to control weeds.
Dog trenches or holes using shovels, picks, hands or trench tools, plant trees flowers and lawns.

Grass cutter vs lawn care technician skills

Common grass cutter skills

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

Common lawn care technician skills

Lawn Care, 30%
Customer Service, 19%
Mowing, 8%
GRASS, 7%
Basic Math, 6%
Weed Control, 6%

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