Grounds crew supervisor vs landscape management technician

The differences between grounds crew supervisors and landscape management technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a grounds crew supervisor and a landscape management technician. Additionally, a grounds crew supervisor has an average salary of $45,558, which is higher than the $34,589 average annual salary of a landscape management technician.

The top three skills for a grounds crew supervisor include mowing, athletic fields and snow removal. The most important skills for a landscape management technician are general maintenance, GRASS, and mowing.

Grounds crew supervisor vs landscape management technician overview

	Grounds Crew Supervisor	Landscape Management Technician
Yearly salary	$45,558	$34,589
Hourly rate	$21.90	$16.63
Growth rate	6%	5%
Number of jobs	70,051	67,454
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	4	4

Grounds crew supervisor vs landscape management technician salary

Grounds crew supervisors and landscape management technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Grounds Crew Supervisor	Landscape Management Technician
Average salary	$45,558	$34,589
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $66,000	Between $25,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between grounds crew supervisor and landscape management technician education

There are a few differences between a grounds crew supervisor and a landscape management technician in terms of educational background:

	Grounds Crew Supervisor	Landscape Management Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University

Grounds crew supervisor vs landscape management technician demographics

Here are the differences between grounds crew supervisors' and landscape management technicians' demographics:

	Grounds Crew Supervisor	Landscape Management Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 89.7% Female, 10.3%	Male, 89.3% Female, 10.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.8% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 1.3% White, 68.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 1.3% White, 68.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between grounds crew supervisor and landscape management technician duties and responsibilities

Grounds crew supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage sales, run machinary, complete wekly inventory, run forklift, deliver orders, and keep financial records
Operate snow removal equipment and mowing equipment.
Maintain mowers, weed eaters, tractors, finishing mowers, sump pumps, trucks, etc.
Install and maintain landscaped areas, performing tasks such as removing snow, disposing of rubbish, and mowing lawns.
Work on tractors, sprayers, mowers, weed eaters, edger's and make sure in good working order.
Accept various temporary assignments for property maintenance, cleaning vacant apartments, & minor electrical, plumbing and mechanical repair

Landscape management technician example responsibilities.

Manage hardscape installation team and project
Operate lawn mowing equipment such as weed whackers, leaf blowers, manual walk behind and sit down mowers.
Perform the tasks of trimming, mowing, weed control, pruning, and plugging and seeding.
Utilize farm tractors with front loaders, trailers, post hole augers, bush hog mowers, etc.
Pick up debris, including grass, leaves and trash.
Operate powered equipment such as mowers, tractors, skid-steer loader, trencher to dig trench.

Grounds crew supervisor vs landscape management technician skills

Common grounds crew supervisor skills

Mowing, 38%
Athletic Fields, 22%
Snow Removal, 10%
Tree Removal, 8%
Mowers, 6%
Shovels, 6%

Common landscape management technician skills

General Maintenance, 35%
GRASS, 28%
Mowing, 19%
Snow Removal, 5%
End Loaders, 5%
Flower Beds, 3%

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