Ground crew vs lawn care technician

The differences between ground crews 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 ground crew and a lawn care technician. Additionally, a ground crew has an average salary of $33,390, which is higher than the $32,439 average annual salary of a lawn care technician.

The top three skills for a ground crew include mowing, GRASS and snow removal. The most important skills for a lawn care technician are lawn care, customer service, and mowing.

Ground crew vs lawn care technician overview

	Ground Crew	Lawn Care Technician
Yearly salary	$33,390	$32,439
Hourly rate	$16.05	$15.60
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	64,779	102,726
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Ground crew vs lawn care technician salary

Ground crews and lawn care technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Ground Crew	Lawn Care Technician
Average salary	$33,390	$32,439
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $41,000	Between $25,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	Juneau, AK	Billings, MT
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Elcona Pro Shop	Four Seasons
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Finance

Differences between ground crew and lawn care technician education

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

	Ground Crew	Lawn Care Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Ground crew vs lawn care technician demographics

Here are the differences between ground crews' and lawn care technicians' demographics:

	Ground Crew	Lawn Care Technician
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 89.3% Female, 10.7%	Male, 93.5% Female, 6.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.3% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 1.7% White, 66.3% 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 ground crew and lawn care technician duties and responsibilities

Ground crew example responsibilities.

Manage the maintenance for all generators: small Honda 4000 and Onan 6500K's.
Used hand saws and hand pruners as well as motorized saws to manage tree cuttings on the ground.
Used rakes, shovels, pruning saws, brush trimmers, axes, and other equipment.
Collect debris and refuge from tree trimming and removal operations into piles using shovels, rakes, and other tools.
Use landscape tools-rakes, shovels, and shrub pruners.
Synchronize missile defense operations within NATO's southern region.

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.

Ground crew vs lawn care technician skills

Common ground crew skills

Mowing, 22%
GRASS, 14%
Snow Removal, 7%
Safety Procedures, 6%
General Upkeep, 5%
Fairways, 4%

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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