Grass cutter vs lawn care worker

The differences between grass cutters and lawn care workers 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 worker. Additionally, a grass cutter has an average salary of $35,287, which is higher than the $29,667 average annual salary of a lawn care worker.

The top three skills for a grass cutter include GRASS, cut grass and mowing. The most important skills for a lawn care worker are GRASS, mowing, and water lawns.

Grass cutter vs lawn care worker overview

	Grass Cutter	Lawn Care Worker
Yearly salary	$35,287	$29,667
Hourly rate	$16.96	$14.26
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	6,637	88,268
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 65%	High School Diploma, 41%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Grass cutter vs lawn care worker salary

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

	Grass Cutter	Lawn Care Worker
Average salary	$35,287	$29,667
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $45,000	Between $23,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Fargo, ND
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Lawn Doctor
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between grass cutter and lawn care worker education

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

	Grass Cutter	Lawn Care Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 65%	High School Diploma, 41%
Most common major	Automotive Technology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Grass cutter vs lawn care worker demographics

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

	Grass Cutter	Lawn Care Worker
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 93.6% Female, 6.4%	Male, 77.5% Female, 22.5%
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, 11.0% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% Asian, 1.5% White, 63.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between grass cutter and lawn care worker 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 worker example responsibilities.

Accomplish mowing lawns and all job relate requests given by managers precisely and accurately.
Winter property care equipment include snow blowers, shoveling, and salting.
Provide services such as mowing grass, seed lawns, applying fertilizer and pest control, and trimming hedges and trees.
Mow neighbor's lawns, trim lawn edge, clean driveway and sidewalk from cut grass, and bag cut grass.
Help to trim shrubs and prune dead branches.
Used snow shovels to clear sidewalks and small parking lots.

Grass cutter vs lawn care worker skills

Common grass cutter skills

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

Common lawn care worker skills

GRASS, 17%
Mowing, 16%
Water Lawns, 10%
Lawn Care, 9%
CPR, 6%
Program Rules, 5%

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