Ground crew vs lawn maintenance worker

The differences between ground crews and lawn maintenance 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 ground crew and a lawn maintenance worker. Additionally, a ground crew has an average salary of $33,390, which is higher than the $29,351 average annual salary of a lawn maintenance worker.

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

Ground crew vs lawn maintenance worker overview

	Ground Crew	Lawn Maintenance Worker
Yearly salary	$33,390	$29,351
Hourly rate	$16.05	$14.11
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	64,779	87,281
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	High School Diploma, 54%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Ground crew vs lawn maintenance worker salary

Ground crews and lawn maintenance workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Ground Crew	Lawn Maintenance Worker
Average salary	$33,390	$29,351
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $41,000	Between $23,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	Juneau, AK	Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Alaska
Best paying company	Elcona Pro Shop	VisionCorp Rep
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Health Care

Differences between ground crew and lawn maintenance worker education

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

	Ground Crew	Lawn Maintenance Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	High School Diploma, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Ground crew vs lawn maintenance worker demographics

Here are the differences between ground crews' and lawn maintenance workers' demographics:

	Ground Crew	Lawn Maintenance Worker
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 89.3% Female, 10.7%	Male, 89.7% Female, 10.3%
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, 11.4% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% Asian, 1.5% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between ground crew and lawn maintenance worker 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 maintenance worker example responsibilities.

Manage hardscape installation team and project
Operate powered equipment such as mowers, blowers, gas clippers.
hedge trimmer, rakes and shovels, lawn mower, weed-whacker, blower.
Operate weed eaters, lawn mowers, and blowers on residential and commercial properties.
edge weedeat blow mow prune plants trim hedges trim trees .. landscaping plants trees mulch sod
Maintain the association park by mowing and weed eating the grass, cutting brush and picking up garbage.

Ground crew vs lawn maintenance worker skills

Common ground crew skills

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

Common lawn maintenance worker skills

Lawn Care, 16%
Mowing, 16%
GRASS, 11%
Hand Tools, 9%
Ladders, 8%
Edge Lawns, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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